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Residence in Forest Grove

This two story house is located on Birch Street between 16th Avenue and 17th Avenue and is known as the John Elder House. The basic design is American Foursquare. The second story is a duplicate of the ground floor with a square pyramid hip roof with each side coming together to make a point with the chimney in the center. There is a railing feature around the chimney. The front entry is on the left with a porch that extends across the entire front and down the right side and has it’s own roof. There looks to be a single story building on the property on the left side of the house and in the back. The front yard has many shrubs and rose bushes are planted between the sidewalk and street. The street is packed dirt with what looks like an earthen curb. On the left in the background are partial views of three houses. On the right in the background is a partial view of a house on the next street.

[back] Miss Lillian Horton 3(?)-16 Terry St Eugene Ore. Postmarked Forest Grove Dec 24 1913 with a one cent stamp. Dear Miss Horton do you recognize the house? How are you any way and where are you teaching this winter? We would all like so much to see you again. La(?) (?) speaks of you often and wishes Hort would come. I do hope you will have a Merry Christmas Mrs Elder

circa 1910

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Housing, Single family

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Forest Grove, Oregon

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