Forest Grove Hotel, Forest Grove

Title

Forest Grove Hotel, Forest Grove

Description

A white 2-story Victorian hotel building, with cross cathedral floor plan, with spindle work on the matching hipped gabled roofs. Italianate windows on first story. 5 smaller gabled windows are visible on east side, on the second story. Trees in foreground. This building was located on the south side of Pacific Avenue between Main Street and A Street. Street is packed dirt with no curb, sidewalk is probably wood. Street car tracks are visible in the street A two story house can be seen on the right, just beyond the hotel. This is the home of Joseph Marsh.
[back] “Postcard”; postmarked “Forest Grove, Oregon, August 9, 1909,” cancelled green one-cent postage stamp. Addressed to “Mr. Bert Nixon, Newport, Oregon.” Text: “Hello Bert! Have a good time for me will you? Am still in the store. But won’t be in a few days. Then I’m going to have another vacation See: Reba is back this morning. Went way out in the woods yesterday had a big time.” Signed “Clara B.

Creator

(on back) Published by Sprouse & Son, Tacoma, WA
made in Germany

Date Created

circa 1900

Subject

Hotels
Housing
Architecture
Architecture, Victorian
Local & State History

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Medium

photographic postcards

Language

English

Identifier

FHFG_pic0201

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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Source

Nixon Family Collection, Friends of Historic Forest Grove

Type

Still Image