Cross, Harvey, House - Oregon City, Oregon
Posted by: BruceS
N 45° 21.444 W 122° 36.246
10T E 531008 N 5022730
Historic Italianate style house in Oregon City, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WM654H
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2009
Views: 3
"The c.1888 Judge Harvey Cross House was constructed at another location and moved to this site sometime between 1911 and 1925. Cross was a prominent local and state politician and community leader. He was one of the founders of the Mount Hood and Barlow Road Company, which operated the Barlow Road after 1882, and with partners formed the Gladstone Real Estate Association which led to the establishment of the city of Gladstone. In 1890, Cross represented Clackamas and Marion Counties in the Oregon State Senate, and he also served as a county judge. In 1894, he co-founded the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association and helped establish it as the third largest permanent Chautauqua camp in the United States. The house was moved to this site during the ownership of Edwin G. and Gertrude Roberts, who purchased the property in 1910, but continued to live at 1003 9th Street until at least 1916. By the early 1930s, Gertrude Roberts occupied this house and continued to do so until the mid-1950s. Roberts was joined in by Joseph F. Davis, a teacher at Oregon City High School, and his wife Mary in 1953. Five years later, the house was deeded to the couple, who remained in the house until 1972. This property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979." - Oregon City Historic Resources Survey Form
Street address: 809 Washington St. Oregon City, Oregon
County / Borough / Parish: Clackamas
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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