South Park or Barnes House, side view

Title

South Park or Barnes House, side view

Description

A photograph of the Queen Anne style house at 1504 Elm Street in Forest Grove, OR, showing it as it appeared sometime between the 1960s-1980s.

The house was built in 1893 by Charles Keep, a local landowner. According to the Friends of Historic Forest Grove, this house was likely built by Keep as a symbol for the new "South Park" district, which had been just been added to the town in 1891. Keep did not live in this house; he resided nearby to the southwest. This house was sold soon after construction to Frank Davey, who sold it in 1894 to the local banker, E. W. Haines, who lived there for less than two years. Numerous other early residents stayed for short periods of time including Lavina Watt, the Agnete Staehr family, and others.

This house is locally known as the "Barnes House," the "Marble House," or the "South Park House." The reason for its association with the famous bow-maker Frank Barnes is unknown, however. Barnes lived in a home on what is now 19th Avenue, and he does not appear in any city directories, censuses or in the line of title connected with this house. The name "Marble House" was bestowed by the Marble Family, who owned it from 1965-1999. The house is now called the "South Park House," after its location in the South Park Addition.

This house, facing Elm Street, is somewhat narrow in the front but with a large gable on the left facing the front and a third story tower on the right it looks large. There is a roofed window bay on the first floor below the gable. The porch starts at the end of the gable and looks to go around to the right side of the house. The porch has its own roof. This view is from the southeast corner of the house. The sidewalk is concrete and the street is paved with a curb.

[back] [black ink] 1906; Marble’s House; ?? bought from L. ?all in 11-17-06; Lots 14, 15 & 16; Block 10 – S. Park Block; $2200.00 [yellow sticker] Barnes House

Identifier

FHFG_pic0277

Subject

Local & State History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1960-1989

Date

1960/1989

Medium

photographic prints

Source

Friends of Historic Forest Grove

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: rights@fhfg.org

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Type

Still Image