Canby Depot

Address: 888 NE 4^th Avenue

Date Built: 1891

Significance: In 1870, the arrival of the Oregon and California Railroad (O&C) and the filing of a townsite plat launched the transformation of Baker Prairie, a dispersed collection of farms, into the rural community of Canby. Shortly thereafter, at the intersection of North Grant and First Avenue, the O&C constructed a depot described by one resident as “a small 8x12 house.” In the fall of 1891, a wind storm toppled the structure, forcing the new owner, Southern Pacific (SP) to build a replacement.  After SP closed the Depot in 1978, the community came together to raise funds to move the Depot to its current location and the city deeded it to the Canby Historical Society, who transformed it into a community museum.