Schoolhouse Usage

The Soap Creek Schoolhouse is available for use throughout the year for small meetings of local interest. Please obtain permission and a key by contacting Nancy Hyde at 541-745-7470.

A $20 key deposit is required. Rental fees: schools and community groups, no charge. Small private groups, $20. Profit-making groups, $20-100, to be negotiated in advance. Ongoing classes: $5 per day. All groups must leave the premises tidy.

No running water is available. A permanent modern outhouse facility is on- site. Lights, electricity (2 outlets) and heat are available.

Please note: the Schoolhouse Foundation does not endorse any political or religious group but does allow its facilities to be used by such groups.

Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation

The primary purpose of the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation is to maintain the building in ways that are consistent with its architecture and period. Toward this end, the Foundation also aims to increase awareness and appreciation of the history of Soap Creek Valley. The Foundation is registered with the State of Oregon as a non-profit organization.

The Foundation relies on the voluntary efforts of members to help with fund-raising activities, yard work, an occasional open house or community meeting, and maintenance tasks. In recent years, donations through Oregon BottleDrop have become a major funding source.

The Foundation also allows Soap Creek residents and other Foundation members to use the building for small meetings of local interest. Inquiries may be made to the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation, 37465 Soap Creek Road, Corvallis OR 97330.

The Foundation officers are:
Peter Idema, (Chair), 541-745-7424
Bart Spiller, (Vice Chair), 541-602-2216
Nancy Hyde (Treasurer), 541-745-7470 or nhyde@peak.org

Members at large:
Janet Ohmann, Dan DeKeizer