PlacesPages: Rainier #1: Dibblee House

313 B Street East

Dibblee House on September 5, 2005.

This is the oldest house in Rainier. It was built in 1851 as an overnight rest stop for travelers on the Columbia River. John Dibblee and his family moved to Rainier in 1869 and lived in this house. John Dibblee died July 12, 1910, but his wife Sarah was still living in the house in 1925. In her History of Rainier, written around 1914, Mrs. Grace Reid notes that the original builder and owner of the house would no longer recognize it, due to the alterations to the house and street improvements. Its depiction on the "Rainier - The River Town" mural shows it looking largely as it does today, but painted white. The house's 3024 square feet includes 3 apartments and commercial space, once occupied by Twin Gables Antiques. It was more recently occupied by the Broderick Galley, now located in Longview.

Dibblee House on July 23, 2008.