Our visitors’ center highlights the cultural history of the area, serves as a tourist destination, and provides an economic boost for the community.
Visit the Center
The Maxville Heritage Center is in the heart of downtown Joseph at the end of Highway 82.
Address
103 N. Main Street
Joseph, OR 97846
Maxville Heritage Center is open
10 AM - 4PM Thursday - Sunday
For more information or to arrange a visit, call the center at (541) 426-3545 or send us an email at info@maxvilleheritage.org.
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About Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
Founded in 2008, the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the logging community of Maxville and similar communities throughout the West. MHIC’s mission is to serve Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest by preserving resources and providing information and education about this little-known chapter of the American experience.
Wallowa County Chieftain
Nov 13, 2015
National Trust for Historic Preservation - Preservation Leadership Forum
Aug 12, 2012
Oregon Historical Quarterly, Oregon Historical Society
Aug 5, 2012
Governor Kotec visited the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in February of 2023, after a tour of the museum, part of a community walk through Joseph to meet local businesses the Governor penned a proclamation declaring June 3rd be celebrated as Maxville Heritage Day by all Oregonians!
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center for exceptional work in preserving the Maxville townsite, a multi-racial logging community established in Wallowa County in the 1920s. The multi-phased approach included acquisition of the land, project of the last remaining building, archaeological research, and listing the site on the National Register
of Historic Places.