John Palmer House, Historic house in Portland, United States.
The John Palmer House is a historic house at 2406 NE Weidler Street in Portland, Oregon, built from 1890 for builder John Palmer. Its main floor keeps Bradbury & Bradbury wallpapers, and the exterior has a repaired porch, a new roof and fresh paint after work begun in spring 2010.
Construction on the John Palmer House began in 1890 for John Palmer, a builder who had settled in Portland in the 19th century. Palmer's wife died four years after the family moved in. For many years afterward the house served as the Multnomah Conservatory of Music. The Sauter family bought it in October 1968 and ran it as a bed and breakfast until 2000.
For many years the house was used as the Multnomah Conservatory of Music. The Sauter family bought it in October 1968, cared for it, and ran it as a bed and breakfast, hosting receptions and weddings in the garden until 2000. Maggie Kolkena and Susan Dunn purchased it in 2008 for use by not-for-profit organizations.
The house stands at 2406 NE Weidler Street in North Portland. It is not a public museum: since 2008 it has been used by not-for-profit organizations, so visits depend on those occupants rather than fixed opening hours. Exterior work in 2010 gave it a new roof, a repaired porch and fresh paint.
The Sauter family bought the house in October 1968, ran it as a bed and breakfast and hosted receptions and weddings in its garden until 2000. Maggie Kolkena and Susan Dunn purchased it in 2008 for use by not-for-profit organizations. Renovation then covered complete re-wiring and re-plumbing, a remodeled kitchen and a modern bathroom, while the main floor with its Bradbury & Bradbury wallpapers stayed largely unchanged.
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