Dundee Lodge

Dundee Lodge
Dundee Lodge in 2009
Location: Near Cherry Grove, Oregon, USA
Nearest city: Gaston
Built: circa 1921
Architect: E. E. Green
Architectural style: Rustic
NRHP Reference#: 85001186[1]
Added to NRHP: June 6, 1985[1]

Dundee Lodge is a farm with several buildings built in the 1920s located near Gaston in the U.S. state of Oregon. The rustic property in rural Washington County was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Also known as the Dee Brook Farm (or Deebrook Farm), the property contains three buildings designed by E. E. Green.

History

The Fred and Esther Dundee House was constructed in 1921 by Albert McCloud.[2] Fred A. Dundee owned a machine shop in Portland, Oregon, and had the log cabin built for himself.[3] Known as the Fred Dundee Motor Car Repair and Machine Works, it was located on Broadway at Flanders,[4] and had been on Jefferson Street.[5] Dundee had previously been a race car driver around the turn of the century.[6][7] He raced cars from the White Motor Company.[8]

The 1 1⁄2-story home was designed by E. E. Green and was designed for a rustic look.[2] Around the same time the Dundee Lodge was also built at the same location.[9] Also designed by Green, the lodge served as a hotel.[9] On June 6, 1985, the farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as Dundee Lodge.[9]

Details

Located in the foothills of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, the farm is on Dundee Road northwest of the city of Gaston near Henry Hagg Lake in the western part of the county. All three of the buildings on the farm were designed by E. E. Green in a rustic style.[2][9] The 1 1⁄2-story structures were all built around 1921 and featuring primarily round logs for the exterior.[2][9] The buildings also used brick on the exterior.[2] This creates a log cabin look for the symmetrical U shaped main building.[10] The interior leaves the round logs exposed,[11] with some wood paneling and a brick fireplace.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oregon National Register List". State of Oregon. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Site Information: Dundee, Fred & Esther, House". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=49061. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  3. ^ "Employees Give Peacock". The Oregonian: p. 8. December 25, 1921. 
  4. ^ Howe, Sharon M.; Trudy Williams, Megan K. Friedel. "Guide to the Gifford Photographs Collection circa 1890–1947". NWDA. http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv80724. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "Auto Dealers Viewing Prosperity Year Now". The Oregonian: p. 2. January 17, 1915. 
  6. ^ "Old Rivals Meet Here". The Oregonian: p. 6. February 9, 1913. 
  7. ^ "Auto Racers Pay Fines". The Oregonian: p. 9. April 5, 1910. 
  8. ^ "Great at Hill-Climbing". The Oregonian: p. 3. August 9, 1908. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "Site Information: Dundee Lodge". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=47746. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  10. ^ Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. Deebrook Farm (Cherry Grove, Oregon). UO Libraries. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  11. ^ Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. Deebrook Farm (Cherry Grove, Oregon): Interior living room. UO Libraries. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  12. ^ Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. Deebrook Farm (Cherry Grove, Oregon): Interior fireplace. UO Libraries. Retrieved December 18, 2009.