Society of Architectural Historians, Marion Dean Ross / Pacific Northwest Chapter

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The Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter is an affiliated regional chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. The chapter encompasses the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, USA and the province of British Columbia, Canada. It evolved from the SAH Pacific Section which was organized in San Francisco in 1954 and subsequently subdivided into northern and southern groups. In 1995, the Northern Pacific Coast Chapter was named after Marion Dean Ross in recognition of his distinguished career at the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts and his strong contribution to the appreciation of the Pacific Northwest’s architectural heritage.

This digital repository holds materials created by the chapter membership. It is a complement to the archives held in the Special Collections and University Archives department of the University of Oregon Libraries.

For more information about the chapter, consult its website sahmdr.org.

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    A Greek temple in French Prairie: the William Case House, French Prairie, Oregon, 1858-59
    (Marion Dean Ross Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, 2007) HIldebrand, Grant; Sutermeister, Miriam
    A Greek Temple in French Prairie: The William Case House, French Prairie, Oregon, 1858-59 chronicles a remarkable settlement-era Classical Revival farmhouse in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The house was built in 1859 as the headquarters of a busy and productive farming operation founded by William Case. The house is known for its distinctive peripteral colonnade and its red exterior. Hildebrand and Sutermeister were drawn to their project after a first visit to the present occupants and restorers of the house, fellow Chapter members Wallace Huntington and Mirza Dickel. Over a period of several years the authors visited their friends and conducted research aimed at more completely documenting the character of the farmhouse both in its historic period and as restored and enhanced by gardens.