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Historic Resources Recently on the Market

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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

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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

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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

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Donation Land Claimants, The First Neighbors In 1843 at a series of meetings in Champoeg, Oregon settlers passe the Organic Act establishing a provisional government and creating the framework for donation land claims of up to 640 acres. In 1850, when Oregon became a state, Congress, in an effort to encourage population by white settlers, continued to support land … [Read more...] about Donation Land Claims