Discover the First Capital of the Territory

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1 10th St Singer Hill 14 3 2 16 Oregon City Firsts 9th St 4 1829 Dr John McLoughlin 5 Washington St 8th St laid claim to site 13 of Oregon City for Overlook S High St 6th St 6 12 7th St Hudson’s Bay Co. 7 11 Center5th St St 8 1843 First Provisional Pacific Hwy E 4th St Promenade 10 legislature met in

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r 1st St community west of e John Adams St t a Railroad S 1st St the Missouri River. w m Jefferson St u Oregon City T 1846 First newspaper 99E S 2nd St Elevator one west of the Missouri Madison St of two vertical streets in the U.S., (The Oregon replaced earlier Spectator) issued water powered February 5. Museum of the Historic Oregon City wood elevator Oregon Territory Trolley Route built in 1915 1847 First post office in (1955 photo). Willamette Valley. 1849 First mint in Oregon Walking is an excellent way to see the historic sites of Oregon coined $5 & $10 City’s beautiful Historic McLoughlin District. This brochure gold coins. Oregon was designed to be a self-guided tour of the most significant City designated sites within the district. Walkers are encouraged to start their capital of Oregon tour at the first site, the Barclay House, and work their way Territory numerically through the sites. An average walking time for the entire tour is one and a half to two hours. For a shorter tour 1850 First federal court (approx. 45 minutes), consider starting at the Barclay and and land office McLoughlin Houses and walk to the Municipal Elevator and on the Pacific descend to historic Main Street to see its murals and historic Coast accepts and buildings. When viewing any of the historic sites, keep in mind records City of San that only buildings listed as public are open to visitors (contact Francisco plat. any of the organizations listed in the “Information” section for visiting hours). Please respect the privacy of the houses listed 1855 First telegraph as private. View from McLoughlin Promenade overlooking downtown Oregon City message in Oregon toward West Linn (1940 photo). sent from Oregon City to Portland. he McLoughlin The Museum of the nationally recognized 1899 First long distance District is the historic the Oregon Territory, official End of the Oregon Enjoy commercial electric Tcenter of Oregon City. overlooking historic Trail and site of the discovering the power transmission After the establishment Willamette Falls, features End of the Oregon Trail in the United States of the Barlow Road in the collections of the Interpretive Center. A First Capital from Oregon City 1846, this was the final Clackamas County State of Oregon Welcome of the Oregon to light 55 street destination for pioneers Historical Society Center is located there. Territory. lights in downtown on the 2,000 mile Oregon including artifacts from Visitors can experience Portland. Trail, and became the Willamette Valley Native the triumphs and first Capital of the new Americans, a piece of trials of Oregon Trail Oregon Territory. Visitors the Willamette Meteorite pioneers through Information to the McLoughlin and a recreated 1920’s live interpretations, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Historic District will find pharmacy and machines hands-on activities 1726 Washington St. • 503/657-9336 well preserved historic and images from the and thought-provoking Historic Oregon City Trolley homes including: industrial history of the displays and exhibits. (City of Oregon City) • The McLoughlin Falls. Visitors can park and 320 Warner Milne Rd. • 503/496-1571 House, the first Downtown Oregon ride the free Oregon McLoughlin Memorial Association National Historic Site City, site of the original City Trolley from the 713 Center St. • 503/656-5146 in the west; historic town, nestled End of the Oregon Trail Museum of the Oregon Territory • The Barclay House, against the mighty Interpretive Center to key 211 Tumwater Dr. • 503/655-5574 home of an Oregon Willamette Falls, Oregon City attractions City mayor and town is accessed via the and historic sites. The National Historic Site 612 E. Reserve St., Vancouver, WA doctor; Municipal Elevator, Oregon City Trolley can 360/816-6230 • 503/656-5151 • The Ermatinger House, with the best view of the be boarded at several reputed site of the river and downtown. stops and runs from Oregon City Chamber of Commerce famous coin toss to Downtown offers June 18 through Labor 1201 Washington St. • 503/656-1619 rename Stumptown restaurants, shopping Day weekend (see map Stevens Crawford House to either Portland or and views of the for route). 603 6th St. • 503/655-2866 Boston; and Willamette River and Rose Farm • 914 Holmes Lane • 503/656-5146 • The Stevens-Crawford Willamette Falls. Historic Oregon City website Heritage House and Abernethy Green, at www.HistoricOregonCity.com Museum. the north end of town, is American provisional government building is presently a professional 1 4 was established in the Oregon art gallery, a children’s art school 15 Country. He was also captain of the and gallery. (Public) Army’s Oregon Escort, a company who protected emigrants to the Pacific Northwest. H.C. Stevens 11 (1847-1924) left home at 15 and traveled out West to join the army of the Oregon Escort with his uncle, Dr. Forbes Barclay House Senator Linwood E. Jones House Medorum Crawford. Arriving in 524 High Street • 1913 Portland in 1866, he worked for a 719 Center Street • 1849 Charles & Hattie Babcock House Craftsman Bungalow time at a hotel. He then learned to Late 19th and 20th Century 1214 Washington Street • 1892 Linwood E. Jones was born in 1875. operate the telegraph and worked Revivial, Classical Revival Late Victorian, Queen Anne His family had crossed the plains for the Oregon California Railroad. Fire Station/City Hall Dr. Forbes Barclay was a Scottish- Charles Babcock was an Oregon in the company of Sam Barlow He was the Oregon City station 624 7th Street • 1923 born physician (1812-1873), City official from 1890 to 1918, and remained in close contact agent from 1871-1890. Stevens Mediterranean Commercial employed by the Hudson’s Bay serving as city treasurer, city with the Barlow family for many served as City councilman for Prior to the construction of this Company in 1839 and sent to Fort assessor, city collector, and as years. Jones first worked for Judge several years. The residence stayed building, fire houses were scattered Vancouver on the Columbia River street superintendent. His wife, Samuel White, proprietor of the Cliff in the family until 1963 when it at many locations throughout the in 1840. He met and married Maria Hattie McCarver Babcock, was a House. White was the first Oregon was donated by daughter Mertie community. In 1921, the City Pambrum there in 1842. He built granddaughter of General Morton judge under George Abernethy. At Stevens to the Clackamas County purchased the first motorized this house in Oregon City just prior McCarver. In 1918, Mr. Babcock age 18, local druggists Caufield Historical Society who has since firefighting vehicle – a Studebaker. to his retirement from Hudson’s retired from public life and worked and Huntley employed Jones. In owned the property. (Public) Ed Surfus, Oregon City’s fire chief Bay Company and settled in the at Crown-Willamette paper mills 1902, Jones opened a pharmacy at the time, converted the vehicle to town for the remainder of his life. He until his sudden death in 1921. in partnership with Howell in be used for firefighting. The building served as physician for local settlers He was a founding member of the Garde Building. Later, Jones 8 also served as City Hall until 1980. and townspeople, and served as both the Oregon City Elks Lodge attained sole proprietorship, The fire house is considered to be Clackamas County Coroner, City in 1910 and the Commercial Club, locating it at 701 Main Street. Jones the oldest working fire station west School Superintendent, Oregon with its auxiliary, “The Live Wires”. frequently served in public office. of the Rockies. (Public) City mayor, and city councilman. The house was one of the first to At 21, he became city treasurer, The house is reported to have cost include gas and electrical fixtures. then Oregon City mayor. He later $17,000, a high price attributed to Listed on the National Register of served in the State Legislature for 12 the shortage of labor in the area Historic Places. (Private) six years. (Private) due to the discovery of gold in Francis Ermatinger House California. The house was moved 619 6th Street • 1845 to its present location in 1936. The 5 Early Republic, Federal Style 16 Barclay House was added to the Francis Ermatinger was born in National Park System in 2003 as a Portugal of Swiss parents and part of the Fort Vancouver National educated in England. Francis and Historic Site and is listed on the his brother joined the Hudson’s Bay National Register of Historic Places. Company. They were sent to Canada I.O.O.F. Hall (Public) and later to the Pacific Northwest. 604 7th Street • 1922 With Robert Newell and Joe Meek, Streetcar Commercial Francis brought the first wagons Built by banker Charles Caufield, Judge Harvey Cross House 2 Charles D. Latourette House to the Northwest. He became the son of Judge Robert and Jane 809 Washington Street • 1888 503 High Street • 1882 Company’s Chief Trader and was in Burnside Caufield. Original Late 19th and 20th Century Late Victorian, Queen Anne charge of the Hudson’s Bay Store occupants were the Independent Revival, Italianate Latourette was a prominent in Oregon City until 1846. Dr. John Order of Odd Fellows fraternal The circa 1888 Judge Harvey member of a locally important McLoughlin had the house built for organization who used the second Cross House was constructed at family that contributed significantly Francis Ermatinger (who wed his floor as their meeting place through another location and moved to to the development of Oregon City. grand-daughter) in 1845. It’s the the 1990’s. The retail first level this site around 1910. Cross was a He and brother D.C. Latourette oldest house in Clackamas County was the third location for the prominent local and state politician Dr. John McLoughlin House established the first bank in Oregon and reputed site of the coin toss C.W. Friedrich’s Hardware from and community leader. He was one 713 Center Street • 1846 City in 1886, the Commercial Bank to choose the name for Portland, at least 1933 through the 1970’s. of the founders of the Mount Hood Late 19th and 20th Century of Commerce and practiced law Oregon. It was originally located on The building has been restored and Barlow Road Company, which Revival, Colonial Revival locally. Latourette was an organizer Main Street in Oregon City, moved and is presently being used as a operated the Barlow Road after Quebec-born Dr. John McLoughlin and first president of the Clackamas in 1910 up Singer Hill to 10th restaurant and reception venue. 1882, and with partners formed the was Chief Factor of the Hudson’s County Bar Association and served Street then moved again in 1987 (Public) Gladstone Real Estate Association Bay Company, in charge of the as councilman, police judge and to its present location and was which led to the establishment Columbia District in 1824. Fort mayor of Oregon City. He and wife, restored by Ruth McBride Powers. of the city of Gladstone. In 1890, Vancouver was built under his Sedonia Shaw had four sons. Listed Listed on the National Register of 13 Cross represented Clackamas and direction. McLoughlin established on the National Register of Historic Historic Places. (Public) a sawmill in Oregon City in 1832, Places. (Private) Marion Counties in the Oregon and in his position as Chief Factor State Senate, and he also served was responsible for encouraging 9 as a county judge. In 1894, he and aiding settlers arriving in 6 co-founded the Willamette Valley Oregon. McLoughlin had Oregon Chautauqua Association and City platted and claimed much of helped establish it as the third the present center area of town. He largest permanent Chautauqua Elizabeth Clarke House left active duty with the company in camp in the United States. Listed 812 John Adams Street • 1929 1846 and established his residence on the National Register of Historic Late 19th nad 20th Revival, in Oregon City. He later became Places. (Private) Colonial Revival, Georgian a United States citizen and an Richard Petzold House In 1929, Elizabeth Clarke Oregon City mayor. McLoughlin Atkinson Memorial 504 6th Street • 1911 purchased two lots in this block and died in 1857. In 1909, civic-minded Congregational Church 17 Late 19th and 20th Century is responsible for the construction citizens moved the building from 710 6th Street • 1925 American Movements, of the residence. It was designed by the south end of the lower town to Late 19th and 20th Century Craftsman Bungalow, Morris H. Whitehouse, a prominent its present site. In 1941, it became Revival, Late Gothic Revival American Foursquare architect in the Portland area, who the first National Historic Site west The Atkinson Memorial Church is The Petzold House is significant to had the original colored plumbing of the Rockies. The McLoughlin one of a group of eight ecclesiastical the McLoughlin Historic District fixtures for the house shipped from House was added to the National buildings in Oregon and Southwest as well as Clackamas County, New York. Clark resided there until Park System in 2003 as a part Washington designed or influenced as the best preserved example its sale in 1936 to Otto and Emrna of the Fort Vancouver National by architect Willard Tobey between Dr. Hugh Mount House of a Craftsman-styled American Hogg, who were the proprietors of Historic Site and is listed on the 1907 and 1925. Atkinson Church 817 Center Street • 1920 Foursquare house. As such, Hogg Brothers Furniture Store on National Register of Historic Places. was the last one built of this group 20th Century Colonial it represents an architectural Main Street. The couple continued (Public) in 1924. The stained glass windows Hugh Mount, M.D. was an Oregon transition, both in style and in the to own and occupy the house until in the church were designed and City financier and surgeon who careers of Clackamas County’s its sale to Horace and Evangeline installed by the renowned Povey had a joint practice with his highly skilled carpenter-builders Bachelder in 1963. Reverend 3 Brothers Studio in Portland. The brothers Guy and Albert, also and inventors, Charles and Henry Bachelder, who preached at the church was named for George Henry physicians, and Clyde who was Vonderahe. The features which Atkinson Memorial Congregation Atkinson, the church’s second a dentist. In 1912, the Mount originally distinguished the Petzold Church, lived here with his family minister. Atkinson, a pioneer brothers along with nephew, House are virtually intact. This until the early 1970s. Listed on the preacher and founder of churches, Frank, and Dr. J.C. Cleland owned spacious residence was built in National Register of Historic Places. colleges and public schools in the and managed the Oregon City 1911 for Richard Petzold, a well- (Private) Northwest, left a sizable mark on Hospital. As a prominent member Oregon City Municipal Elevator known Oregon City businessman Oregon’s early development. Listed of the community, Hugh served as and Promenade who operated a meat market and on the National Register of Historic vice-president of the Oregon City 610 Bluff Street • 1954 owned considerable property in 14 Places. (Private) Bank of Commerce, as president One of only two vertical streets in downtown Oregon City. Petzold, a of the Chamber of Commerce, the United States, the Oregon City charter member of Zion Lutheran as an Oregon City Councilman, Municipal Elevator, allows foot Church and a city councilman from 10 and executive head of the State of traffic to pass from the bluff that 1920 to 1922, lived in the house Oregon Medical Society. Born in houses the McLoughlin Historic with his family from 1911 until 1875 in Silverton, he was one of 14 District to Historic Main Street. his death in 1936. Listed on the children. (Private) On Historic Main Street, one can National Register of Historic Places. view six murals, the old Clackamas (Private) Charles G. Huntley House County Court House, the Henry 916 Washington Street • 1896 Weinhard Building, the Petzold Queen Anne and McCald Buildings and the 7 Carnegie Public Library C.G. Huntley and his brother Developed in partnership by: first Masonic Temple west of the 606 John Adams Street • 1911 William operated Huntley Brothers Clackamas Heritage Partners Co., a pharmacy and bookstore Rockies. Completed and opened in American Renaissance McLoughlin carrying such diverse items as 1955 the elevator replaced an earlier In 1903, the Library Association Memorial Association water-powered wooden structure was located in the Masonic Temple. books and bicycles. He served Oregon City constructed in 1915. The elevator Together the Library Association three terms as city councilman, Chamber of Commerce features a central round shaft with and the Oregon City Commercial and was a member of the Oregon a single car and shuttles 120,000 Club secured a donation State Legislature. The house and , riders annually. At the top of the from Andrew Carnegie for the was featured in an episode of the Fort Vancouver structure, a small overlook balcony Stevens-Crawford House construction of the present library 1960’s television series Route 66. National Historic Site surrounds the shaft with a long 603 6th street • 1908 building. The Oregon City Public (Private) row of fixed windows overlooking American Four Square Library relocated in 1995 and the the city below. The upper level Mary Stevens (1851-1932) was a building underwent considerable entrance opens to the Promenade descendent of pioneer Medorum restoration and reopened in Printed on 100% recycled walkway along the top of the bluff. Crawford. Crawford was a November 2001 as an art gallery paper with soy ink. (Public) participant at Champoeg where the and children’s museum. The