Exploring Oregon's Historic House Museums

Each of the historic house museums featured is unique in its place and time. The book covers houses built from 1841 to 1936, from a hewn log cabin in the high desert to a grand mansion in the state's most populated city. The houses, many of which are on the National Register of Historic Places, span the economic spectrum from poor to wealthy, and include those belonging to noteworthy Oregonians, from John McLoughlin to Wayne Morse. All are open to the public. The author introduces readers to more than fifty historic house musuems in towns and cities from Astoria to Baker City. Each profile includes Kathleen M. Wiederhold has spent more than twenty years researching Oregon's historic houses and buildings. She lives in Portland, Oregon.