Welcome to the only presidential house museum in the Pacific Northwest.
Our collection boasts original artifacts owned by the Hoover-Minthorn family and other 1880s items that represent Newberg at the end of the nineteenth century.
Bringing Newberg History to Life
The Hoover-Minthorn House Museum strives to preserve and interpret the childhood home of the U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his Minthorn family who took him in as an orphan. The history of the 19th and 20th centuries in America and in Newberg, Oregon, and the stories and collections that dwell inside the museum, stand as an educational foundation for the public, illuminating the past and bringing it to life with relevancy for today.
The Hoover-Minthorn House Museum is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of American in the State of Oregon, a 501(c)3 corporation.
Visit the Museum
Hours of
Operation
Thursday – Sunday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Admission
Prices
$7.50 for Adults
$5 for Students and Seniors
$15 for Families
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Children under 6 free
Cash or Purchase Admission Online
Visit the Museum
Hours of
Operation
Thursday – Sunday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Admission
Prices
$7.50 for Adults
$5 for Students
$15 for Families
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Children under 6 free
Cash or Purchase Admission Online
History of the Museum
The Hoover-Minthorn House Museum was built in 1881, by Jesse Edwards, the Quaker founder of Newberg. It is the oldest standing home in the original Newberg township. In 1885, Dr. Henry John Minthorn, uncle and foster-father of Herbert Hoover, and his family moved to the house. Dr. Minthorn became the first superintendent of Friends Pacific Academy (forerunner of George Fox University) and worked as a physician in rural Newberg.
