John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House
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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.
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.
John Quincy Adams Young and his wife Elizabeth settled in the area in 1862 and built a log cabin. In 1869, they built a new home, followed by another larger one built in 1873. Young served as the first postmaster of Cedar Mill starting in 1874. He named the community after the cedar trees in the area and for the mill he co-owned. The post office was located in the 1869 house, with the family living across the road in a newer home. Young remained as postmaster until 1882.
The house and a half acre of land surrounding it have been owned by the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District since 2005.
United States
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saltbox
Saltbox
A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
house built in 1869.
It is located in the unincorporated Cedar Mill
Cedar Mill, Oregon
Cedar Mill is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, mostly north of U.S. Route 26 and west of the Willamette Stone...
area of Washington County, Oregon
Washington County, Oregon
- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...
, near Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2008.
John Quincy Adams Young and his wife Elizabeth settled in the area in 1862 and built a log cabin. In 1869, they built a new home, followed by another larger one built in 1873. Young served as the first postmaster of Cedar Mill starting in 1874. He named the community after the cedar trees in the area and for the mill he co-owned. The post office was located in the 1869 house, with the family living across the road in a newer home. Young remained as postmaster until 1882.
The house and a half acre of land surrounding it have been owned by the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District since 2005.
External links
- Historic Properties listing from the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
- John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House listing in the Oregon Historic Sites Database of the Oregon Parks and Recreation DepartmentOregon Parks and Recreation DepartmentThe Oregon Parks and Recreation Department , officially known as the State Parks and Recreation Department, is the government agency of the U.S. state of Oregon which operates its system of state parks...