 The John Tigard House, constructed by the son of Wilson M. Tigard in 1880 at the corner of SW Pacific Hwy and SW Gaarde St, remains, having been saved from demolition in the 1970s by the Tigard Area Historical and Preservation Association.It became registered as a National Historic Place in 1979, and now stands at the corner of SW Canterbury Lane and SW 103rd.During the Portland Rose Festival every summer, the Tigard Festival of Balloons is held at Cook Park near Tigard High School.