Methodist Church, Weston, Oregon. Original identifier: 140-07. The church was founded in 1877 by a local circuit rider with 11 people who started meeting in one of the member's home. The church building was constructed on East Main Street the following year, and then expanded in 1910 to include Sunday School rooms, a kitchen, bathroom, furnace room, and storage area. In 1968, the name was changed to the Weston United Methodist Church. At one point Weston had a population of more than 1,600 people and there were close to 50 people worshipping on Sundays at the church, but as the town's population dropped to just 700 people, the church had just five or six members worshipping with them regularly. When the church member numbers then dropped to the point they could share a pastor with Milton-Freewater Wesley United Methodist Church, the congregation decided to turn the old parsonage into a mission project. They have always rented the parsonage out below market value. On Dec. 23, 2017, with nine people gathered, the church celebrated 140 years of service to Weston before parting ways and closing its doors for Sunday services. The United Methodist Church of Weston closed its doors on December 23, 2017, and has since become a residence.
Marshall House, Weston Stables, and Fountain. Original identifier: 110-15 and W-150-8. Constructed at the intersection of Franklin and Main Street in 1902, the fountain became a hazard to automotive traffic in the 1950s, so was removed, but then restored in 1974, afterwhich it was placed in a small memorial park at the SW corner of Main and Water Streets.
Main Street parade in Weston, circa 1950s. Original identifier: 101-21. In 1963, with highway rerouting of the area, Weston was cut off from being a major traffic route, thus becoming quite isolated and adversly affecting the local economy.
Main Street in Weston, photo labeled Jarman's. Original identifier: 110-17b. The site originally housed Sam Cully's Orion Saloon which was destroyed by fire in 1874. The new brick building was built around 1895 by H.L. Brandt who opened a merchantile store which later became the Jarman Department Store. It was later known as the Pope Building, and then Greers Department Store in the 1950s.
Main Street in Weston, 1891. Original identifier: 101-07. In 1891, a hotel, the Orion Saloon, and a sash & door shop were some of the business buildings located along the north side of Main Street. Slipman & Co. General Merchandise, the Gem Palace Saloon, a hardware store, The Marshall House, the Weston Livery Stable, and the United Methodist Church occupied the south side of Main Street. The Weston Leader newspaper was located on the upper floor of the brick building at Main and Water Streets.
