The William L. Holmes House, also known as Rose Farm, was built in 1848 by William L. Holmes in
Oregon City, Oregon. One of the oldest structures in
Oregon
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, it was the site of the inauguration of the first Territorial Governor of Oregon,
Joseph Lane in 1849. The house replaced an 1844 log cabin built by Holmes, a South Carolina native who moved with his family to Oregon in 1843.
The house is a -story frame structure. It has been extensively altered, with the removal of a rear ell. The changes have not been well documented, and the National Register of Historic Places nomination notes that information about the house, including its
Historic American Buildings Survey
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data, includes "romanticized misinformation."
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The Holmes house was placed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
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on December 2, 1974.
References
External links
Rose Farm
at the McLoughlin Memorial Association
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National Register of Historic Places in Clackamas County, Oregon
Houses completed in 1848
Historic American Buildings Survey in Oregon
1848 establishments in Oregon Territory
Historic house museums in Oregon
Houses in Clackamas County, Oregon
Museums in Clackamas County, Oregon
Governor of Oregon
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