The five-acre site features several structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the Thomas Kay woolen mill,[1] the Jason Lee House,[2] Methodist Parsonage,[3] John D. Boon House, the Pleasant Grove (Condit) Church.

[12] Archeological digs on the northern part of the center's grounds led to the discovery of the site where a Methodist mission school stood before it was destroyed by fire in 1872.

[13] Visitors can tour the mill buildings with displays of original 19th and 20th century machinery and photos about industrial wool processing.

The Jason Lee House features a special exhibit about early Oregon during the time of the Methodist Mission.

The museum includes a water power interpretive exhibit by Portland General Electric.