National Register of Historic Places

Rice, Silas A., Log House

Condon, Gilliam County, Oregon
Listed
October 31, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001556

About this property

The Silas A. Rice Log House, located on Oregon Route 19 at Burns Park in Condon, Oregon, is a historic log house built in 1884 as a simple pen of hewn logs. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It was a homesteader's cabin and is one of few surviving hewn log houses in a wide area of Oregon. The cabin was named after Silas and Mary Jane Rice who relocated to Gilliam County from Utah in 1884, riding by covered wagon over the Oregon Trail. The cabin is constructed of Douglas fir logs, originally harvested by Silas from the Lost Valley area, about 17 miles southeast of Condon. The cabin was originally located about two miles from its current location, and eventually was abandoned and deteriorated slowly. The cabin was moved by the Gilliam County Historical Society in 1987; it was dismantled and reconstructed by hand and "faithfully {reconstructed}in main part."

Location

Condon, Gilliam County, Oregon
45.24130, -120.17923

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Rice, Silas A., Log House listed on the National Register?

Rice, Silas A., Log House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1991.

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Rice, Silas A., Log House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rice, Silas A., Log House is recorded as the industrial era.

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