Preservation activists and The State of Oregon are working together to provide a FINAL TOUR OF THE HISTORIC J BUILDING before it is demolished in favor of the new Oregon State Hospital. Much of the more than 100 year-old building will be demolished “in a few months.” Preservationists worked with the State to save parts of the J Building. Some of the saved parts will house a museum of mental health history in Oregon. Other portions will serve as administrative offices.The Historic J Building was used as the set of the famous movie One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, starring Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito and Louise Fletcher and produced by Michael Douglas. The movie won five major Academy Awards in 1975, including Best Picture, Best Director and Lead Acting Awards for Nicholson and Fletcher.The FINAL TOUR OF THE J BUILDING is scheduled for Saturday, September 13. The tour is tightly restricted and participants MUST pre-register. A link for pre-registration is provided below.Restrictions on the tour include:

• The tour is not ADA accessible
• Tours are limited to ten people per time slot
• Tour participants must be 18 or older
• Purses, backpacks, drugs/alcohol and weapons are not allowed
• Photos will only be allowed in certain portions of the tour

To sign up for the tour, click HERE. After filling out the form, you will receive an email with your assigned time slot. You must print the email and bring it with you as your ticket.Preservationists are planning to provide activities for those waiting to tour the facility, including showing a rare documentary film about the making of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

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