Friends of Historic Forest Grove Digital Exhibits

Hoffman House in Forest Grove

A two story house that was located on the north side of 16th Avenue between Birch Street and Cedar Street. The house has a gable on the left side of the front with a roof on the right side sloping down to the front porch. The porch does not extend to the end of the house as there is a windowed wall on the right of the porch. An interesting feature is the wall treatment under the front gable on the ground floor. The front corner walls are angled at what looks like a 45 degree angle to form a bay window of sorts. This creates a rectangular overhang of the second story above the angled walls. There is a gable on the right side of the house. The house has fine gingerbread detail and ornate spindles. The Gable is shingled with the same ornate pattern as the porch roof. A bicycle is on the porch and the screen door is open and against the wall. A spindle picket fence is in front of the house with an ornate spindle gate and boxed posts. The street is packed dirt and is lower than the property by six to eight inches. There is on curb or sidewalk.

[back] [printed label] The house pictured here was located on the north side of 16th Avenue between Birch and Cedar Streets. It was the home of Judge J.N. Hoffman and his wife Nettie who was the oldest sibling of Daniel D. Bump. After this pictures was taken the house had an addition placed on the east side of the house which shows up in later photos. Later photos also show that a wide dormer was added to the front of the house and above the front porch. The house has been demolished and replaced by another residence. After the death of Judge Hoffman hi widow and her sister occupied the house until the death of Nettie in 1931. The house was sold to a local contractor named George Locket whose family occupied the house for a number of years.

circa 1920

Houses

Housing

Housing, Single family

Architecture

Hoffman, J.N.

Hoffman, Nettie

Bump, Daniel D.

Locket, George

Local & State History

Forest Grove, Oregon

photographic prints

English

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Mildred Crowther Burk collection; FHFG

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