History

357 N Main St American Queen Anne style houses are characterized by an irregularity of plan and massing and by a variety of surface textures, roofs, and wall projections. Shingle or clapboard siding predominates and sometimes is used above a brick ground story. Roofs are steeply pitches, usually with a dominant

Originally at 808 Janesville Street One of Oregon’s earliest settlers, Robert Thomson, settled in section 12 of Oregon township in 1841. He purchased 46 acres from the government and built a log cabin on the bank of what is now Thomson’s Creek, near Janesville and S. Perry Parkway. He died

248 N. Main Street One of the older homes in Oregon is the Queen Anne style house built in 1897 for Mr. and Mrs. (Mabel) L. B. Marvin. L.B. Marvin was then 23 and the eldest son of local hardware merchant, H. H. Marvin. The lot was purchased from his

116 West Lincoln Street Builder John GilbertBorn: March 31, 1861 in OregonDied: September 21, 1956Married: Flora B. Lockwood on Dec. 27, 1888Parents: Schuyler and Hansy Hill GilbertChildren: Henry Schuyler, son and Cora Gilbert Fairbanks, daughter When John and Flora Gilbert built their new home at 357 North Main Street, they

126 West Lincoln Street Builder Jacob WarnerBorn: September 22, 1822 in Wurtemberg, GermanyDied: January 20, 1879Married: Mary Werlich, August 1845Parents: Rev. Jacob Warner, fatherChildren: James, John, Samuel, William, sonsAlma, Mary J., Louisa, Emily (Mrs. T. Algard), daughters Jacob “Jake” and Mary Warner came to the Township of Oregon in 1846.

121 West Lincoln Street   Builder Oliver M. PalmerBorn: January 28, 1821 in Northeast Erie Co., PADied: March 22, 1898Married: Huldah HallParents: Daniel and Beulah Warner PalmerChildren: Mary Palmer Kierstead, daughterCassius and John, sons Oliver Palmer, a prominent figure in the early history of the Methodist Episcopal church of Oregon,

133 West Lincoln Street Builder Oliver O. RoseBorn: 1820Died: November 22, 1886Married: Edna RoseParents: Eunice and J. RoseChildren: Emeline and Lillian Oliver Rose was a hard-working, prosperous farmer who lived in the Oak Hall area of Fitchburg (Greenfield) as early as the 1850s. In 1853, along with Salisbury, Palmer, Rose,

145 West Lincoln Street   Builder: Henry N. AlgardBorn: February 20, 1832, Cayuga County, New YorkDied: September 19, 1911, OregonMarried: Phoebe Smith on September 22, 1857Parents: Joseph and Eliza Reemer AlgardSisters: Mrs. Margaret Patchin, OregonMrs. Manietta Dohms, Winona, MNChildren: None listed Henry Algard came to the township of Oregon with