Providence Academy Tours

400 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98660

The Academy is open for tours Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm by reservation or for small walk-in groups, from 5 to 7pm on select Friday evenings, and from 11am to 3pm on select Saturdays.

Providence Academy was built by Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1873 and served as an orphanage, governance offices for the Sisters of Providence, and a school until 1966.

Parking: Visitor spots are marked in the paved parking lot to the east of the building. Pay-to-park spots are available on Evergreen Blvd. and nearby streets downtown.

Accessible Parking: ADA parking and entrance is available near the roundabout at the back of the building.

Public Transportation: C-Tran bus #32 serves Providence Academy. For more information, please visit: https://www.c-tran.com/

Bicycle Parking: Bicycle racks are located to the east of the Academy, on the west side of the Kindergarten Building.

Duration: Tours may run approximately 60 minutes.
Final tours will start no later than 30 minutes prior to closing time.

Marshall House Tours

1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA 98661

Marshall House is open for tours Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm by reservation or for small walk-in groups and from 11am to 3pm on select Saturdays.

The Marshall House is named in honor of General George C. Marshall, who lived there from 1936 to 1938, serving as Commander of the Barracks and the regional Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

Parking: Free parking is available in a paved lot across from Marshall House to the South.

Accessible Parking: ADA parking and entrance is available on the backside of the house.

Public Transportation: C-Tran bus #32 serves Marshall House. For more information, please visit: https://www.c-tran.com/.

Duration: Tours may run approximately 40-60 minutes.
Final tours will start no later than 30 minutes prior to closing time.

Self-Guided Botanical Tour

Trees and other botanical features are signature landscape elements contributing to the experience of visiting and living and working at the 366-acre Vancouver National Historic Reserve (VNHR), created by an act of Congress in 1996. The Botanical Tour Map was produced in part with funding from the City of Vancouver Lodging Tax Grant Program and with the assistance of the City of Vancouver Urban Forestry Program. The Historic Trust thanks them for their support for the project. The Historic Reserve grounds are open for self-guided tours, and you may print our botanical tour map.

Walking Tour App – Coming Soon!

Explore Vancouver, Washington’s historic core with three free self-guided walking tours featuring: Officers Row, West Barracks, and central downtown Vancouver.

Learn historical highlights about the former Vancouver Barracks, oldest American military post in the Pacific Northwest and founded by the U.S. Army in 1849, and adjacent traditional downtown. Find out about the late 19th and early 20th century architecture along the way, and stories about the people who lived and worked in and rehabilitated the buildings.

The tours flow into one another so that you can follow each route individually or do all three at once. Narration available in English or Spanish.