The June D Drake House is a historic house located in
Silverton,
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 345,920 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Salem, which is also the state capital of Oregon. The ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on March 12, 2011.
It was the Silverton home of June D Drake (1880-1969; Silverton Chamber of Commerce secretary, Knights of Pythias member, farmer, commercial photographer, and owner of Drake Brothers Studio in Silverton) and his wife Eleanor Mercedes Schoenfeld Drake (1880-1968). He was a prime mover in the establishment of
Silver Falls State Park. Their house was deemed historically significant for listing on the National Register partly for its association with him and partly for it serving as a fine local example of "Free-Classic Queen Anne cottage" architecture.
It was the first house in Silverton to be electrified in 1904.
It is one of three houses in Silverton listed on the same day.
See also
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Louis J. Adams House
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Murton E. and Lillian DeGuire House
References
National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Oregon
Silverton, Oregon
1904 establishments in Oregon
Houses in Marion County, Oregon
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