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Old Crosby House, December, 1910

Old Crosby House. The first frame residence in Portland

 

From the City of Portland Archive & Records Center located at Portland State University

 

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A better version was posted by the great Vintage Portland blog at vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/old-crosby-house...

 

The re-posted photo above is from there.

 

Commenter Jim adds:

"The same area 29 years later. Had it survived, the Crosby house would have been on the right side of Dan’s previous post.

vintageportland.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/sw-4th-yamhill "

 

Commenter Bart adds:

Per: “Classic houses of Portland Oregon 1850-1950″ The Crosby house was one of the only two plastered interiors in Portland at the time it was built (lime for plaster had to come from the Hawiian Islands). The framing lumber was milled locally but all the finish materials, trim and siding were shipped from the east coast. I believe the building cost was around $17,000. Several hundred thousand in todays currency.

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Taken on December 22, 2010