Holland store and motel
Holland Loop Historic Tour
Continued from page 15
Holland community. Turn left on
Kendall Road to follow the tour
route.
The Holland Store was built in
1935. A hotel was once located to
the left of the store.
Continue 0.4 mile on Kendall
Road to Althouse (site).
The historic town of Althouse
was located in the approximate
area of this fork in the road, and
served miners working in Althouse
Creek where Oregon’s largest gold
nugget was found.
Continue straight ahead on
Kendall Road for 0.7 mile and bear
right at the fork to Foris Vineyards
& Winery.
In the 1870s, miners diverted
the water in Althouse Creek (on
the other side of the hills to the
left) through two drainage tunnels
each about a
half-mile
in
length. The vine-
yard and winery
sit on the out-
wash
gravel
from these tun-
nels. Foris con-
tinues to obtain
water
from
Althouse Creek
through the Em-
erald Tunnel, drilled through the
mountain in the early 1870s.
Return to Holland Loop, turn
Althouse Post Office
left, and drive 2.0
miles to the next
feature, Althouse
Church.
The Althouse
Church, the oldest
church in Illinois
Valley, was con-
structed in 1894.
Continue 1.0 mile. Turn right
into Bridg eview Vin eya rd
&Winery.
This vineyard was established
in 1980, and at one time included a
commercial trout farm that raised
approximately 20 tons of fish an-
nually. The cinder block fish runs
still can be seen to the right of the
ponds.
Return to Holland Loop and
turn right. Continue 0.2 mile. Four
features will be pointed out in the
old town of Bridgeview.
James School: The large build-
ing on the left was for-
merly the James School, a
private school for mentally
impaired youth. It oper-
ated from the 1940s to
1973. Some of the boys
lived here most of their
lives.
Spence School:
Immediately past James
School is a driveway lead-
ing to a white house some
200 feet from the road on
Althouse Church
Community Bible Church
Evangelical
Non-denominational
327 S. Redw ood H wy.
Cave Junction, OR 97523
592-3601 or 592-3691
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Open: Tuesdays - Fridays, 9 to 6
Most Saturdays 10 to 4
Closed Sunday & Monday
Evenings & Weekends by appointment
23772 Redwood Hwy., Kerby
592-4838 www.yanasejewelers.com
Southwestern Oregon’s Illinois Valley
Community Christian Academy
Pre-school - 12th grade
Pastor: Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., Cave Junction
592-3896