A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard, looking south. A black sedan drives north along Main Street. Telephone poles and four commercial buildings line the right side of the street. The building on the extreme right with a porch and shed roof appears to be vacant. The two-story white building with a shed roof to its left has the words 'meat market' painted along the side wall. To the left of the meat market is the William Ariss blacksmith shop.
A black and white photograph on a sunny day of Main Street in Tigard, looking north. A carriage, a flat-bed truck and several passenger vehicles are parked along the left side of the street. A gully lines the right side of the dirt street. False front commercial buildings and telephone poles appear up and down the street. The second building on the left side of the street is the William Ariss blacksmith shop. Across the street from the blacksmith and north about a block is the Germania Hotel.
A black and white photograph of Harry Kuehne and a dog standing in front of the H.R. Kuehne livery stable and farm equipment store on Main Street in Tigard. Harry Kuehne is dressed is a three-piece suit and hat. Two steel wheel tractors are parked behind him. The dark-colored, false front building has two large white garage bay doors on the ground floor and two narrow windows between them. On the second level to the left are two partially obscured signs: the top sign reads 'feed ment-co.' and the lower sign reads 'Kuehne' On the second level to the right are two narrow windows with a 'garage' sign extending from between them.
Black and white photograph of several men standing on a log jam at the edge of a body of water in the Tigardville area. The Tualatin River was considered at one time in the late 19th century a major log highway for moving lumber to saw mills.
A black and white photograph of men, women, and one child posing at one end of the Tigard Depot, Oregon Electric Railway. At the left side of the depot, two women in white dresses stand on either side of a man wearing a dark hat, white shirt and suspenders, and dark pants. To the right of that grouping, a man stands with his left arm around a woman. They are holding their left hands together. The man wears a hat and jacket, a white shirt, and dark pants. The woman is wearing a full-length dress. To their right at the corner of the depot building, a boy wearing overalls is sitting down facing the photographer. The Tigard depot was located on Main Street in Tigard along the south side of rail line. A November 20, 1907 article in the Oregonian reported that the Oregon Electric Railway's last spike connecting Portland and Salem was driven "near Tigardville."
A black and white photograph of the Charles F. Tigard family standing in front of their second home. A man and woman stand in front of a porch and are at either side of two young children sitting on chairs. A wire fence separates the photographer and family. The woman wears a full-length dress and the man wears a three-piece suit with a bow tie. The two-story house features a gabled roof, a decorative bargeboard on the facing edge of the roof and a dormer window on the right side. Two chimneys extend from the roof. This was the second home occupied by the Charles Tigard family and is currently located at 11180 SW Fonner Street in Tigard.
A black and white photograph of a two story, Queen Anne style home with a gabled roof and surrounded by a yard and a white picket fence. The first floor exterior of the home features a set of steps at the front-right corner that leads up to a hipped-roof porch surrounded by a low railing. A large bay window is seen along the left side of the house. The second floor of the house features a turret containing three visible double-pane windows and three intersecting, steep-pitched gabled roofs. To the right of the turret a chimney rises from the roof. A decorative bargeboard adorns the end of the gabled roof. The bell tower of St. Anthony's Catholic Church can be seen protruding above the horizon to the left of the house. The Nash home was located on Tigard Avenue and was built by Charles Shamburg in the 1890s. The Nash family resided here until the late 1920s.
A faded black and white photograph shows various members of the Butte Grange No. 148. The members pose on the porch landing in front of the Butte Grange Hall, a white clapboard-sided building with a gabled roof. Behind the members is a doorway into the grange hall. Double-sash windows are visible to the left and right of the doorway. Above the doorway and the left window are two signs with the same inscription: 'Butte Grange No. 148 / P. of H. / Organized April 22, 1874' Three men standing in the back row each hold a staff, and another man standing to the far right holds a staff with an owl carving on top. Several men and one woman are wearing hats. A woman in the front row holds an infant, and a woman in the back row holds a young girl. All members have a ribbon pinned to their left breast. In 1874 when the Butte Grange was established, the area around present day Tigard was known as Butte and East Butte.
A black and white photograph of male and female members of the Tigard Grange. The members are arranged in two rows: the front row members sit on the edge of an uncovered porch landing and the back row members stand behind them on the porch. In the back row, the third person from the left, a woman holds a violin in her left hand. To the right of her, a man holds a staff in his right hand and a trumpet in his left hand. Behind him, another man holds a staff that features a owl carving at the top end. To his right, a woman holds a staff in her left hand. Two children are seated on the far right of the front row. Many members of the group display award ribbons on the left side of their chest.
A color photograph of a rectangular building, one and one half stories high, with a gabled roof covered with corrugated tin. The building is clad with light-blue colored tongue and groove siding. A shed roof porch, supported by three square posts, stretched across three-quarters of front facade. Side stairs lead to the porch. Above the porch is a large red and white sign labeled 'Carnation Feed'. Two smaller 'Carnation Feed' sign are located near the building's right-front corner facade and the side facade. 'Tigard Feed & Garden' is written along the side facade, partially obscured by a passing train. Train tracks and a green Burlington Northern locomotive run along the side of the building. A sign by the tracks on the left edge of the photograph reads 'Tigard.' The Tigard Feed and Garden Store was built in 1924 by August Schubring and operated by his partner Wilbur Biederman as an adjunct to their existing grocery store on Main Street.
Black and white photograph of the students and faculty of the East Butte School. The students and faculty are arranged in front of the school's portico and main entrance. Above the main entrance's double doors is a rectangular, glass transom. To the left and right of the portico appear the edges of double hung windows. The window to the right is opened slightly at the top.
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tigard in front of their home on Pacific Highway. A wood picket fence behind the couple boarders the home's front yard. The house, built in 1880, is a one and one half story, white clapboard Queen Ann with a gabled roof. The left-front facade is dominated by a bay window containing two double-hung sash windows. The right-front facade contains a small porch and the front door. The porch and door entrance are covered by a small portico. A short stairway leads up to the porch from the front walk. the front facing gable contains a varied shingle facade, a circular window, and near the apex of the gable, a decorative bargeboard. John Tigard was the eldest son of Wilson Tigard and operated a coach route between Tigardville and Portland.
A view of three men standing just outside the Oregon Electric Railway's Tigard Depot. On the end of the building a sign reads 'Tigard.' Train tracks and electric power lines run along the left side of the building. The Germania Hall hotel can be seen to the back and left of the depot. The Tigard depot was located on the south side of the rail line, and was bounded by present day Main ST. (to the east), Pacific Highway (to the west) and Tigard St. (to the south). According to a November 20, 1907 article in the Oregonian, the electric railway's last spike connecting Portland and Salem was driven "near Tigardville."
Photograph of a wooden church with a large, square bell tower at the front. Arched, double panes windows bracket a small, roofed front porch. Stairs with railings lead up on either side of the porch. An arched window and circular window are located above the front porch. Four arched, stained-glass windows run the length of the church. The rectory, a square, two-story building, is located to the back and left of the church. The first St. Anthony's Church was constructed on what is now SW Pacific Highway between 1910-1911. The first mass celebrated was on Easter Sunday, 1911. In 1959, as the number of parishioners increased, a new, larger church was constructed next door.
A view of multiple men and women seated on and in front of a horse and buggy at Germania Hall. Germania Hall's facade has two sign reading "Hotel" and "Germania Hall." Germania Hall was built by the Schamoni family and was the first building constructed on Main Street (sometime between 1908-1910) after the arrival of the Oregon Electric Railway in Tigard. Germania Hall was located south of the railroad tracks on the east side on Main Street. The main floor contained a restaurant and grocery store; upstairs was a dance hall and hotel rooms.
Charles F. Tigard, his wife Rosa, and daughter Grace stand at the entrance to the Tigardville General Store & Post Office. A dog lies at their feet. To their right, a man sits on a stack of boxes in front of a large window. To the left of the Tigard family, two men sit on a wood bench in front of a large window. To the left of the window is a sign reading "Tigardville Post Office--Portland 10 1/2 m." To the left of the store is a large tree that stands in front of Charles Tigard's home. The Tigardville Post Office was established in 1886. Charles F. Tigard owned and operated both the post office and the store, formerly located on the northeast corner of what is now SW McDonald Street and Pacific Highway.
The First Bank of Tigard, located on Main Street between Burnham and Commercial Streets, was constructed in 1919. Charles F. Tigard was the bank's first president. The building is located at 12390 SW Main Street.
Wilson M. Tigard arrived in Oregon in 1852 from Arkansas and took up a donation land claim near the present site of Tigard. In 1853 he built a log school house with the help of neighbors. Tigard was then known as East Butte and the school was called Butte School. Wilson Tigard is buried in Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, Oregon.
