Wayne Morse Farm, National Register of Historic Places residence in Eugene, United States.
Wayne Morse Farm is a 27-acre former farmstead in Eugene, Oregon, with a 1936 Colonial Revival house designed by University of Oregon architecture professor Wallace S. Hayden. The wood-frame house has shingle siding on a concrete foundation, and the property also includes a detached garage, a stable, wooded areas, and an open meadow.
Wayne and Mildred Morse first toured the College Crest foothills in 1929 but, having lost their savings in the stock market crash, postponed buying until 1936. They acquired 20 acres, cleared the blackberry and poison oak with 100 Angora goats, and commissioned Wallace S. Hayden to design the house, completed in September 1936. Two tracts bought in 1939 brought the farm to 26.55 acres, named Edgewood Farm after Morse's stallion.
The house displays furniture and objects from the 1930s and 1940s that show how Senator Morse and his family lived during that era. Visitors can see the everyday items and styles that filled their home.
The grounds offer restrooms, picnic tables, a shelter accommodating around 125 people, and a designated off-leash area for dogs. Visitors can explore the wooded and open areas while being prepared for changing weather conditions.
The farm was named Edgewood Farm after Edgewood Willamette Bourbon, Morse's prize stallion. To clear the overgrown site, Morse bought 100 Angora goats to eat the brush, then sold them at a profit. The picnic shelter, built in 1982, was designed by Wallace Hayden, the same architect as the 1936 house.
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