Palmer House (Dayton, Oregon)

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Palmer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Dayton, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°13′5″N 123°4′42″W / 45.21806, -123.07833Coordinates: 45°13′5″N 123°4′42″W / 45.21806, -123.07833
Built/Founded: 1857
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival
Added to NRHP: March 16, 1987
NRHP Reference#: 87000403

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MPS: Dayton MRA
Governing body: Private

The Palmer House (also Joel Palmer House and Krake Residence[2]) is the historic residence of Joel Palmer (1810–1881) who co-founded Dayton, Oregon, United States, and Dayton's oldest standing structure. The house is one of Oregon's finest historic homes and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987[3] and the Oregon Historic Register.[citation needed] It was Dayton's first property to be listed.[4]

Rear entrance to Palmer House, and the restaurant's main entrance
Rear entrance to Palmer House, and the restaurant's main entrance

Palmer settled on 465 acres—a merging of his donation land claim, his son's and daughter-in-law's land, and purchased part of an adjoining land claim from co-founder Andrew Smith—in February 1850.[5] His first building and home was a hotel in the center of the newly platted the area which would become Dayton. He kept it for a few years, but then built Palmer House near the town's outskirts in either 1852 or 1857.[6][7][4][5] The house has survived several floods and at least one major fire.

The house is located close to the mouth of the Yamhill River at the Willamette River, and near Palmer Creek which was of pioneer interest for powering machinery.[5] Palmer operated a sawmill, a hotel, and several other enterprises.

Since 1996, the house has functioned as an upscale restaurant featuring creative local cuisine.[8][9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Oregon - Yamhill County. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  3. ^ Oregon National Register List 52. State of Oregon (July 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  4. ^ a b Karl Klooster (December 15, 2007). Wanted: Passionate preservationist. [[News-Register (McMinnville)|]]. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  5. ^ a b c Martha's Cottage Dayton in the Early Years. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  6. ^ Sources disagree, but the preponderance of references favors 1852. See cites of Klooster, Lilly Library, and Martha's Cottage.
  7. ^ Palmer MSS.. Lilly Library Manuscript Collections. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  8. ^ Joel Palmer House - Dayton, Oregon - Citysearch
  9. ^ Willamette Week | Culture | Dish

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