Conro Fiero House, Arts and Crafts Tudor mansion in Jackson County, Oregon
The Conro Fiero House is an Arts and Crafts mansion in Jackson County, Oregon, featuring a rectangular layout with wood cladding and paired columns supporting a wide veranda. The structure sat on a 140-acre estate called Woodlawn Orchard until a fire destroyed it in 2010.
Conro Fiero, an orchardist, built the house in 1910 for his wife Grace Andrews, a Broadway actress, on a 140-acre estate called Woodlawn Orchard. The couple lost the property during World War I when the fruit industry became unstable. George T. and Lillian E. Ehrheart bought 6 acres with the house in 1943 and opened a Southern-style chicken dinner restaurant in 1946, which closed within six months. Alex and Julie Tummers then ran the Mon Desir restaurant for ten years, and Stanley and Tommie Smith continued it until 1979. The building ceased to be a restaurant in 2005 and was destroyed by fire in 2010.
The name Mon Desir, meaning "my desire" in French, was chosen by Alex and Julie Tummers, who ran the fine-dining restaurant for ten years. Under Stanley and Tommie Smith, who bought the property in 1966, the restaurant was listed among the top 250 North American dining establishments. The building ceased to function as a restaurant in 2005.
The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and offered visitors a chance to see a well-maintained example of Arts and Crafts design. Located in Jackson County, the site was easy to access, though visitors should know the building no longer stands today.
The house was built in 1910 for Grace Andrews, a Broadway actress, by her husband Conro Fiero, an orchardist. The couple lost the 140-acre Woodlawn Orchard estate during World War I when the fruit industry became unstable. The main door and its two flanking doors hung on strapwork hinges believed to have been custom-made by Honeyman Hardware of Portland.
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