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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Milwaukie #2: Broetje House

3101 SE Courtney Road

IMG_5361 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on January 25, 2009
Broejte House on January 25, 2009

The Victorian-style John F. & John H. Broetje House was built in 1889. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1987.

IMG_3857 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

Until 2013, the Broetje House was used as a bed and breakfast and a venue for special events like weddings. In 2014 it became the home of Pioneer Quilts.

IMG_3860 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

The estate features a four-story water tower that was built in 1909 and is surrounded by century-old sequoia redwood trees.

IMG_3856 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

John F. Broetje (1833-1907) immigrated from Germany to Illinois 1854 and moved his family to Portland in 1883.

IMG_3858 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

Broetje was a horticulturist and grew a variety of plants, including, flowers, imported Oriental plants, the giant sequoias that still stand on the property and Concord grapes for winemaking.

IMG_3859 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

His son, John H. Broetje (1864-1943), expanded the family winemaking business, which his daughter Dora continued until her death in the 1970s.

IMG_3861 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

After the end of prohibition, the Broetje winery became the first bonded winery in Clackamas County, operating under the name “The Redwoods.”

IMG_3862 Broetje House in Milwaukie, Oregon on September 27, 2008
Broejte House on September 27, 2008

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