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Cannon Beach History Center & Museum
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Pat Tulip opens the door to the “she-shed” in the garden of the Tulips’ Cannon Beach home. A historic brochure for
summer cottages in Cannon Beach. A small addition centers the cottage’s garden, housing collectibles and jewelry-making supplies. Pat Tulip,
left, and husband Craig stand in front of their cottage, one of 16 featured on the Cottage & Garden Tour.
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with antique chandeliers, handmade tutus
and jewelry-making supplies. “These are
all French wedding things,” Pat said, point-
ing to one cabinet. “Wedding hats, veils and
a doll that was given to me by my mom. It
was also her mother’s.”
The Tulips’ home is one of more than a
dozen cottages open Saturday as part of the
Cottage & Garden Tour, an annual fund-
raiser benefiting the Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum. Now in its 19th year,
the tour will offer visitors a a taste of cot-
tage living in the Presidential Streets neigh-
borhood, a midtown Cannon Beach district
planned in 1903 with the intention of devel-
oping a summer cottage community.
Some homes on the tour are historic,
stretching back to the days when Otto Krae-
mer, a Portland investor, named the series
of Cannon Beach streets after U.S. Presi-
dents, beginning with Washington Street
and continuing south.
Many homes feature traditional exposed
shingle siding and original floor plans. Oth-
ers, like the Tulips’, are new, reflecting the
town’s continued growth.
Each home, regardless of era, displays
a certain ethos of respecting the land and
local community. “The land itself is his-
toric enough. The people who bought this
land are so thoughtful. They’re not trying to
cut down that tree, they’re not trying to dis-
turb,” Andrea Suarez-Kemp, museum man-
ager at Cannon Beach History Center &
Museum, said.
According to museum staff, competition
for limited space on this year’s tour was
high. “We’ve had homeowners come to us,”
Liz Scott, the museum’s outreach coordina-
tor, said. “They want to just showcase their
home. It’s amazing because we can’t do it
without them – and the volunteers as well.”
The self-guided walking tour, which
lasts from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, will also
include the Coaster Theatre Playhouse, a
building which once held a skating rink.
But first, on Friday evening, an open-
ing benefit will offer a set of unique expe-
riences, including a live demonstration of
metal detecting and the chance to host an
event at the historic West-Bouvy cabin in
Cannon Beach. Other auction items include
a “Terrible Tilly” bundle, artwork by local
painter Jeffrey Hull and a package from the
Cannon Beach Chocolate Cafe. Pours from
Pelican Brewing Co. and wine from Wine
Hooligans will also be served.
Following the auction and tour, a gar-
den tea event and lecture will be held
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Can-
non Beach Chamber Hall, with present-
ing speaker Doug Kenck-Crispin. For one
afternoon, after a weekend of touring, it’s a
chance to step into the “cottagecore” dream.
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