W.H. Maxwell House

1890s

Orient, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Photograph of the W.H. Maxwell home in Orient, Oregon, built in about 1890, with two men and two women standing in front. The house is a two-story, wood frame structure with a gabled roof and a second-floor deck above the front porch supported by wood columns. Print is mounted crookedly on dark grey chipboard with the following handwritten note on the back: "Mr Maxwell sold this home which he built in about 1890 to Charles Johanson on Aug 11, 1911. Later inherited by Mrs. John Campbell & now owned by her daughter, Susan. Located 1/4 mile east of Orient school on Bluff Road. The land for the West Orient school was donated by Mr. Maxwell where the first Orient school (one room) was established". Second note, different handwriting: "Original given by Mrs Tucker"

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Description
Photograph of the W.H. Maxwell home in Orient, Oregon, built in about 1890, with two men and two women standing in front. The house is a two-story, wood frame structure with a gabled roof and a second-floor deck above the front porch supported by wood columns. Print is mounted crookedly on dark grey chipboard with the following handwritten note on the back: "Mr Maxwell sold this home which he built in about 1890 to Charles Johanson on Aug 11, 1911. Later inherited by Mrs. John Campbell & now owned by her daughter, Susan. Located 1/4 mile east of Orient school on Bluff Road. The land for the West Orient school was donated by Mr. Maxwell where the first Orient school (one room) was established". Second note, different handwriting: "Original given by Mrs Tucker"
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. C. Tucker before 1985.
Date
1890s
Subject
Houses
Historic buildings
Homesteading
Schools
Orient, OR
Location
Orient, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Identifier
ghs0383
Contributor
Gresham Historical Society
Extent
Print, Photographic
Type
StillImage
Item sets
Gresham Heritage

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