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Spokane Valley Heritage Museum

Name: Spokane Valley Heritage Museum
Address: 12114 E Sprague Avenue PO Box 141341 Spk Vly 99214, Spokane Valley, WA, 99206, US
Telephone: +15099224570
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Museum address: 12114 E Sprague Ave. Hours: Wed, Fri, Sat, 11am til 4pm, Thursday 11a til 5pm. Also by appointment for group tours.

The Spokane Valley Museum is located in the Opportunity Town Hall building, built in 1912. Inside and out are interactive and exciting exhibits featuring our local and national history. The Museum houses an extensive collection of regional archives, and the searchable database continues to grow. We are the repository for the geograhical Valley. Our archives include regional history as well. Stop by: Admission is $6 Adults/ $5 Seniors/ $3 kids 7 and up/ Current Military is Free.

08/19/2026

Honor their service.

08/18/2026

Mark your calendars for the annual event that you don't want to miss. Join us Saturday, Oct 17th, at Center Place event center for a history presentation, silent auction, raffles, and history book shop. We appreciate the support! Tickets are available on the Museum's website, www.spokanevalleymuseum.com
See you there!

08/13/2026

To our supporters/friends and helpers::

The Museum is looking for storage for our larger Agricultural equipment and other artifacts that are stored at a Valley farm. We have been blessed to have the storage for over 10 years as a donation to the museum. The property will be sold soon, which leaves us looking for some outside storage for our 54' trailer, our 1925 Case Threshing Machine, a stationary baler, a binder and other historic items. Ideally, 60'x60' would be perfect, but we have plan b, c & d, and can work with less space.

Please share our need with others you may know that have a heart for preservation of historic artifacts that represent the Spokane Valley's history.

Thank you.

08/12/2026

Balfour Park

Ever wonder how the first park in Spokane Valley got its name?

Jonathan Westin Balfour and his wife, Annie, bought property in Opportunity from JB Felts (Buell Felt's father) in 1914 on the Appleway. He operated a small farm on the property, but traveled quite a bit.

J.W. was a grain broker in the region. He later became an inspector for the Washington State Agriculture Department.

In 1947 the J.W. donated part of his land for Fire Station #1. Eventually, the Balfours moved from the Valley. The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce bought the remaining land from the Balfour estate in 1956, and donated additional acreage to Balfour Park.

By 1953, Balfour Park included playground equipment, restrooms and landscaping through the fundraising efforts of the community. Agnes Zodrow and her husband, George were very involved in the establishment of Balfour Park.

Photo courtesy of the Balfour Family. Lower row: Annie and Jonathan. Upper row: Wallace and Vera and Maurice Balfour.

08/10/2026

Saturday, August 8th, was a busy day at the museum. We dedicated the William Pomeroy Foundation's National Historic Register marker for the Opportunity Township Hall. We worked with DAR, Jonas Babcock Chapter, to provide the required history of the building. Thank you to RaeAnna Victor, for bringing the opportunity to museum staff's attention to pursue a grant for the marker. The dedication program also included SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) and the May Hutton Chapter of DAR, both in period costume, and museum staff and volunteers. Despite the very smokey, windy red flag day, the show went on!

The Hall has been on the state and national historic registers since 2005 and commemorated by a stone monument on the west side of the building's front facade. The Pomeroy marker is an outstanding way to honor the Opportunity Township Hall's unique role in the Spokane Valley's early history. The building is also the last standing Township Hall in WA State.

The Spokane Valley Heritage Museum also participated in the Washington State Historical Society's Museum Day to help celebrate America's 250th Anniversary on August 8th.

Thank you to all who helped secure the grant for the Pomeroy Marker, and to Cindy Lundberg, May Hutton Chapter of DAR, who gave her time to get the 250th event organized, and to all our supporters who attended. We are grateful for everyone! We are all in this together!

Here is to another 250 years of Democracy!

08/05/2026

Great show.. I watched it every chance I got. The show introduced you to new bands, singers and dance moves. Dick Clark was perfect for the host of the show!

07/30/2026

2026 Summer Newsletter.

07/20/2026

One small step..

Address

12114 E Sprague Avenue PO Box 141341 Spk Vly 99214
Spokane Valley, WA
99206

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 4pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+15099224570

Website

http://www.spokanevalleymuseum.com/

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