Staying in the area for the holidays? Take a short trip out to Snoqualmie Valley and experience all the season has to offer. Drive down Snoqualmie Valley Rd/Carnation Farms Rd Heritage Corridor and view a serene stretch of the valley from an elevated vantage point. You might want to head over to Dougherty Farmstead and take a tour of this nostalgic National Register site, featured in 4Culture’s Destination Heritage – Agriculture brochure. See what rural life was like during Washington’s territorial era, by exploring the 1888 house and property. John and Kate Dougherty raised eight children on the farm, and for 85 years, members of the Dougherty family continued to live and work here. Outbuildings were added as dairying activities expanded, and the well-preserved farmhouse has some of its original furnishings. The surrounding farmland is protected as open space, and the grounds offer panoramic views of the lower Snoqualmie Valley.
If your hours are limited, don’t let that stop you – the farmhouse is Listen4Culture site #9, so you can listen to a brief audio “tour” from your computer, or if you prefer, call Listen4Culture at 206.296.4848 and enter #212 to listen to the tour from your cell phone.
Be sure to visit the Carnation Tree Farm (at historic Hjertoos Farm) down the road to cut down your own Christmas tree. For other holiday events in the area visit www.duvallwa.gov/decevents/decemberevents.html.
Image: Dougherty Farmhouse, 2005, 4Culture
