Hughes, Patrick, House - Cape Blanco State Park, OR
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silverquill
N 42° 50.533 W 124° 32.324
10T E 374258 N 4744441
The Hughes house is a fine example of Late Victorian architecture, constructed in 1898, it is a two story, eleven room house solidly framed of 2x8 old growth Port Orford cedar. The rectangular structure features cross-axial wings.
Waymark Code: WM2V4Z
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2007
Views: 34
Patrick Hughes was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1830. He came to America about 1850. In Boston, Massachusetts, he met and married Jane O’Neill, also from County Tyrone. Eventually they arrived in Deady, Oregon (north of Roseburg), where they are recorded in the 1860 Federal Census with the first-born son John age 3 months. Patrick's next move was to begin purchasing land in Curry County along the Sixes River, establishing what was to become a large ranch encompassing hundreds of acres on both sides of the river.
Patrick was a progressive and prosperous dairyman. He built his ranch from the original 80+ acres to over 2,000 acres, employing many ranch hands. He produced high quality butter for sale to the San Francisco market, as well as for sale and trade locally. Progressive rancher that he was, he was diversified selling and trading other ranch commodities, such as smoked and cured meats, milk, and fish to local markets as well. Of the original acreage, a little over 1,800 acres remained when Oregon State Parks purchased the land in 1971, marking the end of the Hughes Ranch.
Street address:
Cape Blanco State ParkOregon United States
County / Borough / Parish: Curry County
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Landscape
Season start / Season finish: From: 04/01/2007 To: 10/31/2007
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 3:30 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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