REHABILITATION OF THE STARR HOUSE MONROE, OREGON
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Date
1985-12
Authors
Suttitum, Tada
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The Starr house is a vernacular Gothic style farmhouse of
Victorian architecture. It is dated ca.1889 and was built for
Edwin and Anna Starr. It sits on a part of the first donation
land claim in Benton County established by Thomas D. Reeves in
1845. The Starr's property is where history, culture and
architecture integrated and has been recognized officially by
the 1983-present Cultural Resource Survey of Benton County . It
is a prime cultural resource for the architectural theme of
rural Benton County . !he purposes cf this project are to find the way to preserve
the r.ouse and to be a case study for the Historic Preservation Program, University of Oregon.
Description
205 pages