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Relating to The Markham House
Where We Live: The Markham House by: koinlaceyevans Posted: Mar 7, 2016 / 06:00 AM PST / Updated: Mar 7, 2016 / 06:00 AM PST PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At the gateway to Portland’s historic Laurelhurst neighborhood stands a regal, Spanish-mission style home, called the Markham House. It is currently being renovated after escaping demolition, but it wasn’t an easy process.
Residents in the Laurelhurst neighborhood banded together to help save the Markham House from destruction. Learn more in this report from Ken Boddie and KOIN6 News.
The Docent’s Guide to the Markham House 450 NE 32ND AVE – SPANISH MISSION – Built in 1910 The Markham House is the most important piece of history remaining in Laurelhurst. This place matters because it was the site for so much of the neighborhood’s story. The Laurelhurst Development Company had just bought Ladd’s Hazelfern …
