[2] The 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2)[3] Children's Farm Home School was built in 1925 by volunteers from among the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) membership; Mary L. Mallett, President, Oregon State WCTU, was a co-founder.

[3] It supported itself through proceeds from a cannery, dairy and slaughterhouse, as well as the sale of produce and nuts, grown on the property.

[4] Restoration efforts began in 2008,[2] after $4.5 million was raised from donors including Dave and Penny Lowther of Philomath.

[3] Bill Ryals of Modern Organic Architecture in Corvallis designed the improvements, assisted by Endex Engineering.

[2] In 2011, an "unanticipated septic system upgrade" required Trillium Family Services to raise another million dollars.