Brunks Corner is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 locale in Polk County

Polk County, Oregon

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States. In 2010, its population was 75,403. The seat of the county is Dallas....

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States, at the junction

Intersection (road)

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 of Oregon Route 22 and Oak Grove Road, near the terminus of Oregon Route 51.

The 1861 Harrison Brunk House at Brunks Corner was built by an early Oregon pioneer

American pioneer

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 and is now a historic house museum run by the Polk County Historical Society. The site was designated a Century Farm

Century Farm

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 in 1959. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1975.

External links

• Historic images of the Brunk House from Salem Public Library
• Image of Brunk House from Oregon State Archives
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