The Gladstone Houses, in

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near

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, are two Craftsman style houses that were built in 1909. They were listed on the

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in 1995. They have been attributed to architect

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, known for his development of

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, although his direct involvement has not been proven. They are wood-framed houses built by I. O. Jillson, the owner of the Gladstone Mine. The one called the Lower Mansion, built c. 1912–1914, "has an L-shaped floor plan with a triple-intersecting

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". The Upper House, built c. 1909, has a steep gable roof. They are located up a rural road on a steep wooded and overlook Cline Creek. With , many being other parts of the Gladstone Mine Historic District, instead, but some, from PDF page 21 on, may be of the Gladstone Houses.

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