The Methodist Parsonage, constructed in 1841,was originally the living quarters for the missionaries involved with the Oregon Mission Manual Labor School that would be built on the present-day campus of Willamette University in Salem. In 1844, the mission was disbanded, and the building became the parsonage for the Methodist Church. Today the Parsonage is at the Willamette Heritage Center.
According to the display:
“In the 1800s people looked to reading, artwork, storytelling, parlor games and playing musical instruments for an evening’s entertainment.”
The Parsonage also served as a school.
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