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Vista House
Interior of the Crown Point Vista HouseLocation: 40700 E Historic Columbia River Highway
Corbett, OregonCoordinates: 45°32′24″N 122°14′38″W / 45.54°N 122.24389°W Area: 3 acres (1.2 ha) Built: 1918 Architect: Edgar M. Lazarus Governing body: State of Oregon NRHP Reference#: 74001705[1] Added to NRHP: November 5, 1974 Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The building shows great sensitivity to its site in the Columbia River Gorge near Corbett,[2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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History
The Crown Point Vista House was completed in 1918. It was designed by Edgar M. Lazarus. With its marble interior and brass fixtures, some Oregonians at the time derided it as the "$100,000 Outhouse".[3]
2005 reopening
The building is a popular tourist stop for drivers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The building was refurbished and the interior restored to its 1916 appearance; it reopened in 2005. From the top of Vista House, which is accessible by stairs, one can view Portland and Vancouver, Washington to the west. Beacon Rock, on the Washington side of the gorge, is visible to the east.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). "Lazarus, Edgar M.". Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 247–248. ISBN 0-9726200-2-8.
- ^ "Dedication ceremony for Vista House, Crown Point, Oregon, ca. 1919". University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/alaskawcanada&CISOPTR=1803. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
External links
Media related to Vista House at Wikimedia Commons
Crown Point Vista House
Categories:- Historic district contributing properties
- Historic Columbia River Highway
- National Register of Historic Places in Multnomah County, Oregon
- Museums in Multnomah County, Oregon
- History museums in Oregon
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