Malcolm McDonald House is a dwelling located in the
Orenco Woods Nature Park, in
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro ( ) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, ...
. 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 ...
in June 2015.
History
The house was originally built for
Oregon Nursery Company's founder Malcolm McDonald in 1912. It is situated on the Orenco landholding (east of
Hillsboro), which was purchased by the McDonald in the early 1900s. Currently, the land is planted with apple trees and is part
Orenco Woods Nature Park.
The design of the house follows
Craftsman-style architecture which includes "deep open eaves with curved brackets" and "purlins". It also includes a broad entry porch, a variety of window types and wall surfaces with multiple chimneys.
It is sometimes called the McDonald-Russell House after McDonald, its first owner, and Eugene Russell who lived in the house while operating the
Golf Course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
in the 1960s.
In 2014, the
Hillsboro City Council initiated repairs and restoration works. As on 2017, the house is owned by the
City of Hillsboro and is not currently open for public.
References
External links
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Oregon
1912 establishments in Oregon
Houses in Hillsboro, Oregon
Houses completed in 1912
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