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LOCATION AND PROPERTY NAME
address:906 N Washington St historic name:Lindberg, Peter John, House
Port Orford, Curry County current/other names:
assoc addresses:
block/lot/tax lot:
location descr: twnshp/rng/sect/qtr sect:33S 15W 5
PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS
resource type:Building height (stories):1.5 total elig resources:1 total inelig resources:0
elig evaluation: demolished NR Status: Individually Listed
prim constr date:1896 second date: date indiv listed:01/07/2015
primary orig use: Single Dwelling orig use comments:
second orig use:
primary style: Queen Anne prim style comments:
secondary style: sec style comments:
primary siding: Shingle siding comments:
secondary siding: Horizontal Board
plan type: architect:Lindburg, Peter John
builder:Lindburg, Peter John
comments/notes:
Destroyed by fire, January 2022.
GROUPINGS / ASSOCIATIONS
Not associated with any surveys or groupings.
SHPO INFORMATION FOR THIS PROPERTY
NR date listed: 01/07/2015
ILS survey date:
RLS survey date:
106 Project(s): None
Special Assess Project(s): None
Federal Tax Project(s): None
ARCHITECTURAL / PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
(Includes expanded description of the building/property, setting, significant landscape features, outbuildings and alterations)
The Peter John Lindberg House is located at 906 N. Washington Street in Port Orford, Oregon, near the intersection of Ninth and Washington streets. The 1.5-story wood-framed building was designed and constructed by Peter John Lindberg in the Queen Anne architectural style as his family home. Construction of the house began in 1892 and was completed four-years later in 1896. The house remains largely intact since its construction and remains in family ownership today. The Lindberg House is situated on a rather large-sized lot in the downtown residential area of the small coastal community of Port Orford. The house has not been moved from its original location, and is bordered by other single-family residential resources. Minimal urban vegetation surrounds the house with no significant landscape features within the nominated area. The original design and materials of the house are typical examples of the Queen Anne style and are largely unaltered with the exception of only minor changes and improvements, mostly due to typical weather-related decay seen on the Oregon Coast. The house features a rectangular plan with offset cross gables and carved decorative-wood features and wood shingling on the roof and exterior, which all display the workmanship and craft of the builder. The unpainted exterior shingles are of different shapes laid in a pattern that continues around the entire building; the shape and aesthetics of the shingles serve as the focal point of all of the exterior facades. The interior of the Peter John Lindberg House features several small spaces each serving a unique function with exposed wood craftsmanship, window seats, and a deliberate placement of windows, which combine to provide ample natural light. Several character-defining features, such as the corner tower, incorporation and deliberate use of shingles and other wood features, along with the magnitude of projections creating an irregular form combine to create the architectural value of the Peter John Lindberg House as an unique representation of the Queen Anne architectural style.
HISTORY
(Chronological, descriptive history of the property from its construction through at least the historic period - preferably to the present)
Built from 1892 to 1896, the Peter John Lindberg House is locally significant for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C in the area of Architecture as an unique representation of the Queen Anne style showcased by the intact character-defining features of the residence. Queen Anne character-defining features of the Peter John Lindberg House include an eight-sided tower with bell-cast roof, a deliberate use of unpainted wood shingles of varying shapes, and a complex composition of projections that combine to create an irregular form. Designer, builder, and resident, Peter John Lindberg, was an individual who had major impact on Port Orford and greater northern Curry County, Oregon as a businessman, builder, and citizen. The house remains largely unchanged since construction completed in 1896, and stands-out as a significant historic resource when compared to other existing less ornate examples of Queen Anne residences in the community. There are currently no other similar resources individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Port Orford. The period of significance for the Peter John Lindberg House is 1896, the year construction was completed.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Title Records Census Records Property Tax Records Local Histories
Sanborn Maps Biographical Sources SHPO Files Interviews
Obituaries Newspapers State Archives Historic Photographs
City Directories Building Permits State Library
Local Library:Port Orford Public Library University Library:
Historical Society:Curry County Historical Society Other Respository:Lindberg Family Files (P.J. Lindberg House)
Bibliography:
Books Cunliffe, Sarah, Jean Loussier, and Sara Hunt. Architecture: A Spotter's Guide, Classical Temples to Soaring Skyscrapers. New York: Metro Books, 2010. Gaston, Joseph. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. Vol. 4. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co, 1912. 680. Masterson, Patrick. Port Orford: A History. Wilsonville: BookPartners, Inc., 1994. Nelson, Shirley. Port Orford and North Curry County. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Peterson, Emily R., and Alfred Powers. A Century of Coos and Curry: History of Southwest Oregon. Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1952. Articles Whiteside, Martha. "A Dream Come True." Oregon Coast Magazine, Jan. - Feb. 1998. Websites San Francisco Planning Department. "Residential and Commercial Architectural Periods and Styles in San Francisco." San Francisco Preservation Bulletin No. 18. http://www.sf-planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5099 (accessed May 21, 2014). Thompson, Eve and Stephen. "Port Orford, Oregon Historic Images." Earth Sea Imagery. http://www.earthseaimagery.com/port-orford.html (accessed July 16, 2014). Wentworth Studio. "Historic Styles: Queen Anne 1880-1910." Historic Styles. http://www.wentworthstudio.com/historic-styles/queen-anne (accessed May 14, 2014). Wikimedia Foundation. "Port Orford, Oregon." Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Orford, Oregon (accessed July 18, 2014). Deeds Curry County Clerk’s Recording Division. Deed of Sale: Grantor – J.B. Lichenor & Wife, Grantee: Peter John Lindberg, August 18, 1883, Curry County, Oregon, Deed Book 4, Page 157 (On File: Curry County City Hall, County Clerk’s Office Gold Beach, Oregon). Curry County Clerk’s Recording Division. Quit Claim Deed for Peter John Lindberg of Port Orford, December 11, 1897, Curry County, Oregon, Deed Book 8, Page 487 (On File: Curry County City Hall, County Clerk’s Office Gold Beach, Oregon). Other Beckham, Stephen Dow. “Patrick Hughes House” historic resource form. Salem, OR: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1974. Fernandez, Catie, Bronwyn Buckle, and David Lindstrom (City of Gresham Historic Resources Citizen Advisory Committee). “Anderson, Emanuel and Christina, House” nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Salem, OR: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 2005. Fryberger, Georgia. “Hughes, Patrick, House” nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Salem, OR: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1980. Goodenberger, John E. “Astoria Downtown Historic District” nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Salem, OR: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, 1997. Lindberg Family Records. Stored at Peter John Lindberg House, Port Orford: Donna Lindberg & Family, 2014. Locations/Sources of Research Curry County Assessor’s Office, Gold Beach, Oregon Curry County Clerk’s Office (Records & Deeds), Gold Beach, Oregon Curry County Public Library, Gold Beach, Oregon City of Port Orford Public Library, Port Orford, Oregon Peter John Lindberg House Private Records, Port Orford, Oregon Port Orford Local Historian’s Collections and Resources, Port Orford, Oregon Oregon Historic Sites Database, Online Curry County Historical Society, Gold Beach, Oregon