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The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance -style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1914 as a private home for London -born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino sandstone situated on 46 acres (19 ha) that is now owned by the ...
Henry L. Pittock had the house built for his son and daughter–in–law Frederick and Bertha Leadbetter Pittock when they married in 1902. The property is 3 acres (1.2 ha) with 484.2 feet (147.6 m) of shoreline on La Camas Lake.Although it was built as a farmhouse the Queen Anne style building reflects the wealth and stature of the residents.
Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves. The park, a major component of a regional system of parks and trails, covers more ...
February 28, 1985. The Markle–Pittock House is a historic house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] It was built as a Queen Anne style house during 1888-89 and was prominent as the largest house in Portland. It was substantially modified in 1928 to Jacobethan Revival design by ...
Henry Pittock. Henry Lewis Pittock (March 1, 1835 (some sources cite 1836) – January 28, 1919) was an English -born American pioneer, publisher, newspaper editor, and wood and paper magnate. He was active in Republican politics and Portland, Oregon civic affairs, and was a Freemason and an avid outdoorsman. He is frequently referred to as the ...
Architect. Doyle & Patterson. Architectural style. Chicago school. NRHP reference No. 87001507 [1] Added to NRHP. September 8, 1987 [3] The Pittock Block is a historic building in downtown Portland, Oregon, occupying a city block between SW 9th and 10th Avenues, SW Stark and Washington Streets, and west of O'Bryant Square.
Coraline's Curious Cat Trail is a temporary art installation in Portland, Oregon, United States. Slated for public viewing across the city from August 2 to October 13, 2024, the installation features 31 statues of cats by various artists, inspired by the 2009 animated film Coraline. Following public display, the sculptures will be auction off ...
Children. 9 (6 surviving) Georgiana Martin Pittock ( née Burton; November 14, 1843 – June 12, 1918) [ 1][ 2] was an Oregon pioneer and community leader based in Portland, Oregon. She founded the Portland Rose Society in 1888. The society's annual rose show grew into a rose parade and pageant by 1906, and was the foundation for the Portland ...