Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Astoria #4: John Hobson House

469 Bond Street

John Hobson House in Astoria, Oregon on September 24, 2005

This house, built entirely of Port Orford cedar, was built in 1863 as the home of John Hobson, a pioneer from England who came to Oregon in Marcus Whitman and Jesse Applegate's wagon train as part of the Great Migration of 1843. It is the oldest residence in Astoria to remain in continuous family ownership. This house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.

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