George Rogers House - 1929

George Rogers House - 1929 (HM295S)

Location: Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Clackamas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 24.78', W 122° 39.78'

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George M. Rogers purchased this lot in 1918 and lived in its existing small house until 1929, when he engaged Van Evera Bailey, a noted Portland architect, to design this unique Arts and Crafts/Mediterranean style residence. Exterior is distinguished by uncoarsed rock and brick, and the roof by typical red clay tiles. George Rogers selected the stones and bricks to be used, salvaging the bricks (used in walkways and patio) that are imprinted "GLASGOW", from the site of the Oregon Iron & steel Company furnace plant that had ceased operations in 1894.

George Rogers (1880-1961) a native of Portugal, came to the United States in the early 1900's. He settled the Oswego area in 1911 and worked briefly for Fred Morey (owner of a large estate which is now Glenmorrie), met Lottie Smoke whom he married in 1914, and in 1923 opened his first grocery store on State and B streets.

Rogers subsequently acquired the property on the NW corner of State & A on which he built the now historic Rogers Building, then the building on the NW corner of A & 1st Streets, as well as two building on the East side of 1st.

He was devoted to restoring the abandoned Oregon Iron Works property, giving his own time and money to removing debris and planting trees and shrubs in Oswego's largest city park, which the City later named "George Rogers Park". In



1949 he was appointed to a vacancy on the City Council. At the end of the term he didn't campaign for reelection, nor did he ever subsequently, but was reelected to 3 successive terms and consistently won more votes than any other candidate.

George Rogers died February 15, 1961, and was interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM295S
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByOswego Heritage Council
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Date Added Saturday, July 7th, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 526369 N 5028886
Decimal Degrees45.41300000, -122.66300000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 24.78', W 122° 39.78'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 24' 46.8" N, 122° 39' 46.8" W
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Area Code(s)503
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 31 Wilbur St, Lake Oswego OR 97034, US
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