SCRATCHPAD
Oswald West’s log cabin
By LISSA BREWER
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
The summer getaway of onetime Oregon
Gov. Oswald West, a log cabin once situ-
ated on a slope overlooking Haystack Rock,
may lie at the root of the state’s 363 miles
of public shoreline.
Some years before holding elected offi ce,
West worked as a banker in Astoria, during
which time he enjoyed spending time in Can-
non Beach. In 1912, one year after taking
offi ce, he began to purchase land in the area.
The following year, West established a
bill to preserve Oregon’s beaches, making
the state’s entire coastline to the high-tide
line a public highway. This law remains in
place, and has since been expanded by fur-
ther eff orts.
Some might suppose this interest in pro-
tecting the state’s pristine coastal beaches
arose from the construction of West’s log
cabin, an Adirondack-style home overlook-
ing the sea, in that same year.
Though the original log cabin tragi-
cally burned in the early 1990s, an exten-
sive replication allowed the home to live
on. The Bouvy family, who have passed
the cabin through generations since the
1930s, collaborated with Portland architec-
ture fi rm Fletcher, Farr and Ayotte to restore
the cabin with near-identical materials and
character.
To see it from the inside, visit the Cot-
tage & Garden Tour in Cannon Beach,
where the home will make an appearance
as a raffl e item – a potential spot to host an
event and appreciate a slice of history. Or
think of West’s cabin on a walk along Ore-
gon’s public shores.
Cannon Beach History Center & Musuem
The view from the deck of the West-Bouvy cabin.
ON THE
COVER
STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
LISSA BREWER
THURSDAY
SEPT. 8
2022
A Southern-
style front porch
welcomes visitors
to the Cannon
Beach home of Pat
and Craig Tulip,
featured on this
year’s Cottage &
Garden Tour.
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
SARAH SMITH
COTTAGES
BY THE SEA
CONTRIBUTORS
ZOE BUCHLI
DAVID CAMPICHE
PETER KORCHNAK
REBECCA LEXA
BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL
CANNON BEACH TOUR
OFFERS A HISTORIC LOOK
PAGE 8
ART ABOUT
TOWN » PAGES 4-5
SCULPTORS HEADED FOR
SEASIDE SANDS » PAGE 6
MEXICAN DINING ON THE
RIVERFRONT » PAGE 12
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