1512 SW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

I was built in 1891, the same year Portland joined with East Portland and Albina to become one growing city. Electric streetcars were beginning to replace horse-drawn transportation, new bridges were connecting communities across the Willamette, and Portland was transforming from a rough-and-tumble port town into a major city. From my covered porch, I watched generations come and go. Families gathering around my fireplace, children racing down my stairs on Christmas morning. Countless celebrations filled my rooms, and at times a few tears. I watched visitors from around the world flock to Portland for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition. I witnessed neighborhood youth say goodbye and leave to serve in world wars. I was here when Portland State found its permanent home just blocks away. I watched automobiles replace streetcars, MAX trains begin gliding through Goose Hollow and Multnomah Stadium grow into Providence Park, now home of the Timbers and Thorns. My own story has evolved with...