Sam Brown House
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Sam Brown House is a historic house in Gervais, Oregon
, United States
built in 1857 by Oregon pioneer
and state senator Samuel Brown (1821-1886). The house is located on the French Prairie
on the Peter Depot land claim and is believed to be the first in the area to be built by an architect
The house was featured in the August 1986, issue of National Geographic Magazine
which described Samuel Brown as a Missouri
an who dug 62 pounds of gold in California and later moved with his wife to Oregon. The couple accumulated more than 1000 acres (4 km²) and built their house near what is now the city of Gervais.
It served as a stage stop and housed three generations of the Browns. The son of the original Samuel Brown, Sam Brown was a state senator and unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1936.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Gervais, Oregon
Gervais is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 2,250 residents. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
built in 1857 by Oregon pioneer
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
and state senator Samuel Brown (1821-1886). The house is located on the French Prairie
French Prairie
French Prairie is a prairie located in Marion County, Oregon, United States, in the Willamette Valley between the Willamette River and the Pudding River, north of Salem...
on the Peter Depot land claim and is believed to be the first in the area to be built by an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
The house was featured in the August 1986, issue of National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded...
which described Samuel Brown as a Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
an who dug 62 pounds of gold in California and later moved with his wife to Oregon. The couple accumulated more than 1000 acres (4 km²) and built their house near what is now the city of Gervais.
It served as a stage stop and housed three generations of the Browns. The son of the original Samuel Brown, Sam Brown was a state senator and unsuccessfully ran for governor in 1936.
The house was added to 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 1974.
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External links
- Sam Brown House image, from the Oregon State LibraryOregon State LibraryThe Oregon State Library in Salem, is the library for the U.S. state of Oregon. The mission of the Oregon State Library is to provide quality information services to Oregon state government, provide reading materials to blind and print-disabled Oregonians, and provide leadership, grants, and other...
- 1934 image of Sam Brown House, from the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
