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tW° neW UnitS ° n the Site PUtS ° ne ° fth e oldest homes in the Boise Neighborhood o f north
ro m a n a on trie path to demolition. The 1 8 9 0 Edwin Rayworth house is located at 3605. N. Albina Ave.
Historic home in path
of higher density
L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
by
The good news is that so m any people have said
want to save this house. The bad news is that it may n
do m uch good.
Those are the words o f Caroline Dao, Boise Neighbo
hood A ssociation chair, on the fate o f the historic Edw
Rayworth house at 3605 N. Albina Ave.
H ousing developer Andre Koshuba plans to tear dou
N eighborhood activists and preservationists are scram ­
bling to see if the old house can be saved.
One o f the first to raise the wrecking ball alarm was Roy
Roos, author o f several history books about A lbina and
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