511 Union Street
Colonel N.H. Gates House on June 10, 2009
This Gothic Revival house was built around 1860. and is one of the oldest houses in The Dalles. It was the home of Colonel N.H. Gates, "The Father of Dalles City" who incorporated the city in 1857. Gates was a practicing lawyer who was elected mayor five times, served on the city council 1855-1859, 1867-1869, 1873-1875, served as city recorder in 1890, was a member of the legislature for eight years and was speaker of the House of Representatives in 1859. He also built a brick hotel in the city. The house remained in his family until 1946, and was restored in 1992.
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