John Roberts House - Elkhorn Ranch
by Roberts, John 1890s
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Photograph of the John Roberts House, historically known as Elkhorn Ranch, located at 1325 W. Powell. The photograph was taken in the 1890s, after the second story and decorative ornamentation were added in 1890. There is a fence in front of the house, with two women standing behind the fence, and one young girl standing in front of it. The photograph is mounted on cardboard, which has a black strip across the bottom where a label was likely placed in the past.
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- Description
- Photograph of the John Roberts House, historically known as Elkhorn Ranch, located at 1325 W. Powell. The photograph was taken in the 1890s, after the second story and decorative ornamentation were added in 1890. There is a fence in front of the house, with two women standing behind the fence, and one young girl standing in front of it. The photograph is mounted on cardboard, which has a black strip across the bottom where a label was likely placed in the past.
- Provenance
- Found in collections. John F. Roberts was an early settler in Gresham; his parents arrived in Oregon in 1852, and he purchased the land on which he built the house in 1868. He built a log cabin on the property that same year - it is believed to have been incorporated into the larger house that now sits on the land, making it the oldest recorded home in Gresham. The house and property remained in the Roberts (later Hodges and Powers) family for many generations. As of 2017 the house has fallen into disrepair, and much of the original detail and siding has been covered up or lost.
- Date
- 1890s
- Creator
- Roberts, John
- Subject
- Gresham, OR
- Houses
- Historic buildings
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs1191
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Type
- StillImage
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
