Lewis Anderson House, Barn and Granary facts for kids
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Lewis Anderson House, Barn and Granary
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View of the Anderson house and granary
from 16th Street in 2008 |
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| Location | 508 W. 16th Street The Dalles, Oregon |
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| Area | 13,000 sq ft (1,200 m2) |
| Built | 1890–1898 |
| Built by | Lewis Anderson, Ab Pearson |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003387 |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1980 |
The Lewis Anderson House, Barn and Granary is a special group of old buildings located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. These buildings are important because they show us what Swedish-American farm buildings looked like in the 1890s. They were originally part of a farm on Pleasant Ridge, just south of The Dalles.
Lewis Anderson was an immigrant from Sweden. After he settled on Pleasant Ridge, he worked hard to encourage other Swedish people to move to the area around The Dalles. The barn was the first building put up in 1890. It was a "sidehill barn," which means it had entrances on two different levels because it was built into the side of a hill. The house was built by Anderson and another Swedish immigrant, Ab Pearson, in 1895. In 1898, Anderson bought a granary from a nearby farm and moved it to his property. A granary is a building used to store grain. This granary had actually been a house before Anderson moved it!
In 1972, these buildings were moved to The Dalles to protect them and make sure they would last. They became part of the Fort Dalles Museum. Because of their history and how well they were kept, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. This means they are recognized as important historical sites in the United States.
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