The Painter's Woods Historic District, located in Forest Grove,

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, is listed on the

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. Painter's Woods includes the earliest modern

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addition to Forest Grove, and represents Forest Grove's transition from a largely agrarian community to a small-

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center of commerce and

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. Subsequent

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reflected the ebbs and flows of

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in Forest Grove over time. Primarily

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in character, the district includes well-preserved examples of a broad range of

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s in currency between 1880 and 1948. It is adjacent to the Clark Historic District.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Oregon Buildings and structures in Forest Grove, Oregon Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon

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