Parrish House - Salem, Oregon
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ddtfamily
N 44° 56.704 W 123° 02.479
10T E 496740 N 4976848
Historic woodframe house built circa 1860, relocated in 1990
Waymark Code: WMGKPQ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
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This vernacular woodframe house was built for the Reverend Josiah L. Parrish and was originally located at 745 Capitol Street. Like the neighboring
Rockenfield House, it was moved in 1990 when the state purchased the properties at the north end of the Capitol Mall to allow for future expansion. The actual move was notable as for several hours the house became stuck when the movers attempted to squeeze it beneath the Marion Street Bridge. After placement of the house at it's current site, the Oregon Army National Guard, 1249th Engineering Battalion, assisted with restoration efforts.
Reverend Parrish came to Oregon in 1840, working as a blacksmith. He was a founder of Oregon's provisional government and a trustee of the Oregon Institute, which became Willamette University.
In the 1930s, this house was owned by Pickens Frazier, a road contractor, and his wife Ethel and at one time was referred to in historic inventories as the Pickens Frazier Residence.
Today the house is used for exhibits at the A.C. Gilbert Discovery Village, a children's museum and activity center at the north end of Salem's Riverfront Park.
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