Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, 25 miles (40 km) west of Portland, within the Tualatin Valley. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a commuter town in the Portland metro area. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850, then incorporated in 1872, making it the first city in Washington County.
Pacific
Forest Grove
Washington County, OR
Population
26,160
Walk Score
85 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,282
Median home value
$438,500
[[Municipal corporation
1872
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Clark Historic District · listed 2002
- Forest Grove Downtown Historic District · listed 2020
- Painter's Woods Historic District · listed 2009
- Walker Naylor Historic District · listed 2011
Notable landmarks
- Beeks, Silas Jacob N., House · listed 1984
- Blank, Stephen and Parthena M., House · listed 1988
- Cornelius, Benjamin, Jr., House · listed 1988
- Crosley, Harry A., House · listed 1993
- First Church of Christ Scientist · listed 1994
- Macrum, Isaac, House · listed 1998
- Mertz, C.W., Rental House #2 · listed 2005
- Parsons, John and Elsie, House · listed 2005
- Robb, James D., House · listed 1988
- Smith, Alvin T., House · listed 1974
- Taylor, Dr. W.R. and Eunice, House · listed 2005
- Tualatin Academy · listed 1974
- Woods and Caples General Store · listed 1985
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