Babcock, Charles C., House - Oregon City, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"S.D. and Elizabeth Francis sold lots 1 and 2 of this block to Charles Babcock in 1877. Charles Babcock was an Oregon City official from 1890 to 1918, serving as city treasurer, city assessor, city collector, and as street superintendent. His wife, Hattie McCarver Babcock, was a granddaughter of General Morton McCarver. In 1918, Mr. Babcock retired from public life and worked at Crown-Willamette paper mills until his sudden death in 1921. He was a founding member of both the Oregon City Elks Lodge in 1910 and the Commercial Club, with its auxiliary, "The Live Wires". From 1882 to 1892, the property was transferred a number of times, before being purchased by Charles and Hattie Bobcock. The couple retained the property until 1942, when it was sold to Tom Myers, who in turn sold to Gertrude Mount. In 1946, the property was sold to William Stokes, a steward for the Elks Club, and his wife Martha, a seamstress at Oregon City Hospital. In 1952, a deed recorded to Marvin Hughes, a carpenter, and his wife, Fern. This property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982." - Oregon City Historic Resources Survey Form

Street address: 1214 Washington St. Oregon City, Oregon County / Borough / Parish: Clackamas Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 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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