Sanborn, George F., House (Portland, Oregon)

Title: Sanborn, George F., House (Portland, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Alternative: George F. Sanborn House (Portland, Oregon) Van Schuvyer, William, House (Portland, Oregon)
Creator: Bennes Hendricks & Tobey Bennes, John V. Tobey, Willard F. Hendricks, Eric W.
Creator Display: Bennes, Hendricks & Tobey (architecture firm, 1907-1910) John V. Bennes (architect, 1867-1943) Willard Franklin Tobey (architect, 1883-1972) Eric W. Hendricks (architect, 1862- )
Description: William & Harriet van Schuyver Mansion, at: 245 North Twenty-Fifth Street, was finished in 1909 for an estimated $35,000. William JAMES van Schuyver moved to Portland in 1860. In 1864 he went into the wholesale liquor business as W.J. van Schuyver & CO., becoming one of the leading whiskey distributors on the Pacific Coast, at: 63 Front Street. In 1865 William married Harriet Angell van Schuyver. On January 7, 1909 William James van Schuyver died suddenly at age 74 just before his new Mansion was ready for occupancy. He died at his home close by at: 835 Lovejoy St. (now: 2487 N.W. Lovejoy St. Home still standing). Imported draperies, hangings and carpets had already been installed at the new Mansion at a cost of $6,000. On February 13, 1909 it was announced the Mansion was purchased in cash by George Frederick Sanborn for $50,000. He and his brother A.W. Sanborn had formed the Sanborn CO., a lumber & timber concern. In 1896 G.F. Sanborn married Mayme Slattery Sanborn. On December 5, 1912 Harriet Angell van Schuyver died at age 71. In 1932 the address changed to: 1111 N.W. 25th Ave. On April 17, 1943 George Frederick Sanborn died at age 72. In January 1950 the Mansion became Finley’s Rest Home. Then Stewart’s Nursing Home. In March 1960 it became Allison Nursing Home. By 1979 it had become Hill House, part of the Gutman rehabilitation program. In September 1979 the Mansion was renovated into a condominium called the Sanborn House and it still is today.” – Source: Craig Addams, Dead Memories Portland.
View: exterior: view, c. 1908
Provenance: University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal: 1900-1909
Style Period: Craftsman (style)
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views dwellings houses
Latitude: 45.530597
Longitude: -122.702777
Location: Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address: 1111 Northwest 25th Avenue
Date: 1909
View Date: 1909
Identifier: 2008_VRC_07781
Rights: In Copyright
Rights Holder: University of Oregon
Source: Portland Architectural Club; Second Annual Exhibition in the Galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, March 22 to April 10, 1909 . Portland, Oregon: Irwin-Hodson Co., for the Portland Architectural Club, 1909.
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Institution: University of Oregon
Note: This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.