Heye and Eva Meyer Farm

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The Heye and Eva Meyer Farm is historically significant at the local level for their associations with the Meyers, who were very active with major Clark County institutions such as the Grange, Clark Public Utilities, and the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District during critical decision-making and growth periods.

Heye Meyer was a founder of the Clark Public Utilities District, elected as the first president of the organization. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving utilities commissioner in the state. There is a substation named after him. Meyer also left behind a strong Grange movement in Clark County, with a column devoted to it in the local Columbian newspaper, and 17 chapters in addition to the county-wide Pomona Grange.

Eva Meyer served on the board of what became the Fort Vancouver Regional Library district (FVRL) and served as chair. She was instrumental in the development of the Vancouver City library property at Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way in 1963, contributed books on public power to the new library, and played a major role in creating landscape plans for the grounds.

When the Meyers purchased their property, agriculture was one of the top three industries in the county. Today, the house and outbuildings represent the historically prevalent but increasingly rare rural landscape of Clark County.

  • Listed on the Clark County Heritage Register in 2014 - Nomination
  • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015
  • Listed on the Washington Heritage Register in 2014
Heye and Eva Meyer Farm
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Heye Meyer was the first elected president of Clark Public Utilities.
Built
Circa ~ 1917
Open to the public
No
Location

13705 NE 50th Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98686-2944
United States