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Historic Resources Recently on the Market

August 3, 2022 by Jack Bookwalter

There are presently two historic houses for sale and just sold in Lake Oswego that are on the City's Landmark Designation List: The Voss-Brown house at 491 4th St in the First Addition, and the Mathiesen-Worthington house at 885 McVey in the South Oswego neighborhood. The latter property is additionally on the National Register of Historic Places.  If you are reading … [Read more...] about Historic Resources Recently on the Market

Charmicide

September 18, 2021 by Lake Oswego Preservation Society

Charmicide: Moving to an area to live because of its charm, but then demolishing the existing building stock to build something different thus removing the charm that attracted the residents in the first place.  In 2006, “Cottage Living” magazine voted First Addition one of the ten best cottage communities in the country. Fifteen years later we watch as one by one the homes … [Read more...] about Charmicide

Ladd Estate Company

July 30, 2020 by Lake Oswego Preservation Society

Ladd Estate Company, Nature as the Antidote to Civilization After the demise of the iron industry, the Oregon Iron & Steel Company held extensive acreage in the Oswego, Lake Grove, and Dunthorpe areas. In 1912, they hired Atchison & Allen as their exclusive marketing agents and embarked on real estate venture to sell their land holdings. That same year, a petition … [Read more...] about Ladd Estate Company

Donation Land Claims

July 30, 2020 by Lake Oswego Preservation Society

Donation Land Claimants, The First Neighbors The California Gold Rush of 1849 coincided with Oregon becoming a United States Territory. One problem the federal government faced was how to convince some of the 300,000 people chasing visions of untold wealth to choose, instead, to settle the new territory. The scheme Congress devised was to give away land. The Donation Land … [Read more...] about Donation Land Claims

Country Club District

July 30, 2020 by Lake Oswego Preservation Society

Country Club District, A Dream Come True The concept of creating Country Club Districts near large cities was spreading across the nation in the 1920s. Why waste precious hours of leisure time commuting to the golf links? George F. Cotterill, former Seattle mayor and a well-respected civil engineer, was hired to design the overall plan of the district. Prized Jersey cows … [Read more...] about Country Club District

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