Gaiety Hill-Bush's Pasture Park Historic District - Salem, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Gaiety Hill-Bush's Pasture Park Historic District is located south of downtown Salem. It includes the 100-acre Bush's Pasture Park, the houses on streets surrounding the park, and the Gaiety Hill properties northwest of the park. It also includes the Deepwood estate, east of Bush's Pasture Park, a Victorian mansion that is individually listed in the National Register as the Dr. Luke A. Port House. At the time of nomination, the district contained 113 contributing properties, dating primarily from 1878 to 1938.

The default photo and GPS coordinates are from the Smith-Fry House, located at the top of Gaiety Hill. It is one of the oldest and most historically-notable houses in the district.

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Smith-Fry House (1859)	Woodmansee House (c. 1935)
Pearce House (1924)	Smith-Fugate House (1909)

Street address: Roughly bounded by Pringle Creek, Mission St., Bush's Pasture Pk., Cross, High, and Liberty Sts. Salem, OR USA 97301 County / Borough / Parish: Marion Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Landscape Architecture; Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government; Architecture Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1925-1949 Historic function: Single dwelling; Forest; Park Current function: Single dwelling; Park; Forest 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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