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26 museum. Houses of the same found in Portland, particularly on Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, not far from the Portland Library. These days most men don’t build mansions or livesW large and the same may be said for the less for tunate men of the past. The cottage was the common house, and very simple the many styles are. For ?a ¿urvey of the architecture of the I860*!?,"drive slowly down the Pacific Highway Snrpugh what was once the town of Canemah, just south of the falls at;*C)rlegon City and down the hill. There in a pocket, at stiver level, are the homes of the men who served on the Willamette as ship captains, engineers, and hands, or who un loaded and transshipped the cargoes around the falls. There you will spot at least -one example of the gothic house, with its pointed window in the front gable. Such a: house may have come around Cape Horn, and it serves as an excellent example of the character of préfabrication in the days of the Gold Rush. At least one of Oregon’s mansions was prefabri cated, the Holman house in Salem which now serves as the Cottage Home for the Aged on N. Cottage street. IgBættages are evejUwhere to be seen, in bewildering patterns, once you start looking for familiar clues. [BesidesKhe Gothic window one looks for wide heavy boards outlining gable and roof, and porches» supported by decorative carved boards, as distinct from solid pillars. Salt box types are common, originating from New Eng- land^pfBhe Virginia-North Carolina coast. A development of the salt box are .the hbus^s^found up and down our roads with a break between porch and roof, a single gable in the center B the front roof, and a central chim ney cutting little off cen ter. Box types with are also common, and tney are the an cestors of m a n y t h e contractors’ homes now dotting our real’ estate ^^^ loprrfents. From mansions to cottages, Ore- gon’s first hoirnes offer many interest- As you enter this ethical pharmacy, you’re impressed w ith the p ro fession al at mosphere. Skilled, precise service; fresh, potent drugs have made this Prescrip tion Headquarters. Bring us your next prescription. W IL L E T T ’S C A P IT A L D R U G STO RE YEATER APPLIANCE COMPANY S&etÿ ¿¿ u m xeedb I Ranges - Washers - Refrigerators Water Heaters - Radios Small Appliances Phone 3-4311 375 Chemeketa Salem, Oregon
