John Tigard House
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John Tigard House is a home built in 1880 located in Tigard
in the U.S. state of Oregon
. The home was originally owned by John Tigard, the son of Tigard founder Wilson Tigard. Queen Anne
in style, the structure was moved from its original location along Oregon Route 99W in 1978. Now a museum, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
and settled in the southeast part of Washington County, Oregon
, where he became the namesake to what was originally called Tigardville, and later shortened to Tigard. Tigard’s oldest son John built a house in 1880 on a plot of land that is now at the intersection of Gaarde Street and Oregon Route 99W in Tigard. After a time the structure began to deteriorate and became rundown by the 1970s.
In the 1970s a group of residents formed the Tigard Historical Association to prevent the house from being torn down. They moved the house in 1978 to its present location on Canterbury Lane at 103rd, east of the original location. The group then restored the home. In April 1979, the state’s committee on historic preservation recommended the property by listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the home added to the register on July 20, 1979, as the John Tigard House. In January 2008, the house featured displays of antique Christmas cards and ornaments. The home has been used to host a variety of events, including an apple harvest festival in September 2007. The museum hosted a collection of toys from the 1930s to the 1970s during June in 2008.
style of architecture with some Carpenter Gothic
elements. The home has three bedrooms and is now a museum
for the Tigard Historical Society. The half story is an attic
, which is used for storing artifacts of the historical society. Outside, the yard includes an apple orchard. Each year during December the home is decorated for Christmas. The free museum has an open house each month.
Tigard, Oregon
Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
in the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. The home was originally owned by John Tigard, the son of Tigard founder Wilson Tigard. Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
in style, the structure was moved from its original location along Oregon Route 99W in 1978. Now a museum, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon
The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national,...
in 1979.
History
In 1852, Wilson Tigard arrived over the Oregon TrailOregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
and settled in the southeast part 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:...
, where he became the namesake to what was originally called Tigardville, and later shortened to Tigard. Tigard’s oldest son John built a house in 1880 on a plot of land that is now at the intersection of Gaarde Street and Oregon Route 99W in Tigard. After a time the structure began to deteriorate and became rundown by the 1970s.
In the 1970s a group of residents formed the Tigard Historical Association to prevent the house from being torn down. They moved the house in 1978 to its present location on Canterbury Lane at 103rd, east of the original location. The group then restored the home. In April 1979, the state’s committee on historic preservation recommended the property by listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the home added to the register on July 20, 1979, as the John Tigard House. In January 2008, the house featured displays of antique Christmas cards and ornaments. The home has been used to host a variety of events, including an apple harvest festival in September 2007. The museum hosted a collection of toys from the 1930s to the 1970s during June in 2008.
Details
The -story wood building is in the Queen AnneQueen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style of architecture with some Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
elements. The home has three bedrooms and is now a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
for the Tigard Historical Society. The half story is an attic
Attic
An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building . Attic is generally the American/Canadian reference to it...
, which is used for storing artifacts of the historical society. Outside, the yard includes an apple orchard. Each year during December the home is decorated for Christmas. The free museum has an open house each month.
Further reading
- Wiederhold, K. M. (2000). Exploring Oregon's Historic House Museums. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press.