The Hjertoos Farm, with its prominent dairy barn and large late-Victorian farmhouse, was developed by a Norwegian family that arrived in the lower Snoqualmie Valley in the 1880s among a wave of settlers. When the Hjertooses purchased the farm in 1901 from the Shaw family, it included a two-story log house, a large house for boarders, and a substantial orchard.
In 1905, Bergette and Andrew Hjertoos began construction on a two-story, wood frame farmhouse to replace the earlier structures. Lumber for the building came from the Preston Mill Company at Preston. Over the years, portions of the original acreage were sold or donated to various groups, including land for the I.O.O.F. hall, the school district, and Tolt River Park. About 22 acres of the original farm remains.
The elaborate two-story front porch, which had fallen into disrepair, was carefully reconstructed in 1988 based on historic documentation. The barn, built as a cow barn in 1910, now supports a tree farm, and contains "The Loft" which is available for meetings and overnight lodging. The core of the historic farm property remains in the Hjertoos family and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hjertoos Farm/Carnation Tree Farm (1906)
In 1905, Bergette and Andrew Hjertoos began construction on a two-story, wood frame farmhouse to replace the earlier structures. Lumber for the building came from the Preston Mill Company at Preston. Over the years, portions of the original acreage were sold or donated to various groups, including land for the I.O.O.F. hall, the school district, and Tolt River Park. About 22 acres of the original farm remains.
The elaborate two-story front porch, which had fallen into disrepair, was carefully reconstructed in 1988 based on historic documentation. The barn, built as a cow barn in 1910, now supports a tree farm, and contains "The Loft" which is available for meetings and overnight lodging. The core of the historic farm property remains in the Hjertoos family and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.