John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House
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John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House
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The house in 2009, awaiting restoration.
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| Location: |
12050 NW Cornell Rd., Cedar Mill, Oregon |
| Built: |
1869 |
| Architectural style: |
Saltbox[2]; 2 story, 3 bay with lean-to[1] |
| Governing body: |
Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
08001264[1] |
| Added to NRHP: |
December 31, 2008[1] |
The John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House, also known as the John Quincy Adams Young House, is a historic American saltbox house built in 1869.[2][3][4]
It is located in the unincorporated Cedar Mill area of Washington County, Oregon, near Portland. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
John Quincy Adams Young and his wife Elizabeth settled in the area in 1862 and built a log cabin.[5] In 1869, they built a new home, followed by another larger one built in 1873.[5] Young served as the first postmaster of Cedar Mill starting in 1874.[5] He named the community after the cedar trees in the area and for the mill he co-owned.[5] The post office was located in the 1869 house, with the family living across the road in a newer home.[5] Young remained as postmaster until 1882.[5]
The house and a half acre of land surrounding it have been owned by the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District since 2005.[2][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c THPRD Seeking To Fill Positions On John Quincy Adams Young House Committee, 03/03/2009
- ^ "140-Year-Old Cedar Grove House Listed in the National Register of Historic Places". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department News. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. January 12, 2009. http://www.prd.state.or.us/news.php?id=1180. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Carter, Liz (March, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Young, John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth, House" (PDF). National Park Service. http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/national_register_recent/Washington_Unincorporated_Young.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-19. (65 pages, with 22 recent photos, maps, and historic photos)
- ^ a b c d e f Young, Hazel. "Cedar Mill recalls history, dates to 1874", Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976, Communities: p. 19.
- ^ Colby, Richard (January 13, 2005). "Tualatin Hills Park & Rec saves house that helped build Cedar Mill". The Oregonian, "Washington County Weekly" section, p. 1.
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