The Robert E. Campbell House is a
historic house located in
Springfield, Oregon. The architectural style reflects
Rural Gothic style and it was built by early pioneer Robert E. Campbell about 1873. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1979.
Setting
In 1979 the historic building sits on a remaining parcel of Campbell's
Donation Land Claim
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Preem ...
of 1852. This parcel constitutes a rectangular by lot bounded on the east by Aspen Avenue. The structure remains in good condition and largely intact in form and detail. Located outside the city limits in a rural
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
an neighborhood the home has about clearance on all sides. The front yard has trees from close to the time the house was built and a garden featuring 26 varieties of rhododendron. There is a large garden in the rear also.
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Robert E. Campbell
Robert E. Campbell was born September 4, 1830, in Lafayette County, Missouri and married Ruth Campbell there in 1849. With a team oxen and two cows the Campbells and a cousin traveled to Lane County, Oregon from April to October 1851. He built a by two room log cabin
A log cabin is a small log house, especially a less finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first generation home building by settlers.
Eur ...
there in 1852. In addition to the substantial agriculture and animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...
activities on his 1852 Donation Land Claim, he engaged in mining in Jackson County in 1854 and shipping. With his cousin he constructed a flatboat and transported of flour to Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
in 1859 for which they received a barrel. He built the home now known as the Robert E. Campbell House between 1870 and 1873 and removed there in 1876.
See also
* Homestead Acts
* Historic preservation
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Lane County, Oregon
References
External links
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1870 establishments in Oregon
Houses completed in 1870
Houses in Lane County, Oregon
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Lane County, Oregon
Springfield, Oregon
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