The Harvey Cross House is a historic residence in
Oregon City
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Oregon
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United States
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. It was built –1890, then relocated within Oregon City , and is one of the finest, most stately examples of
Italianate residential architecture in the city. The house was built for
Harvey Cross, an investor in the
Barlow Road and founder, with partners, founded the Gladstone Real Estate Association, which eventually led to the establishment of the city of
Gladstone, Oregon. He served as a county judge and
state senator
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Description
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, and promoted
Chautauqua in the
Willamette Valley
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The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979.
["Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", (March 18, 1980), at 17474.]
See also
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References
External links
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Historic resource summary Oregon City Planning Department
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Buildings and structures in Oregon City, Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Clackamas County, Oregon
Houses in Clackamas County, Oregon
1885 establishments in Oregon
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