Historic Homes
Explore historic homes in Oregon, Wisconsin. The Oregon Area Historical Society holds more records on older homes in the community. Stop by to research your house!
133 West Lincoln StreetBuilder Oliver O. RoseBorn: 1820Died: November 22, 1886Married: Edna RoseParents: Eunice and J. RoseChildren: Emeline and LillianOliver 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, Richardson, Pritchard, ...
248 N. Main StreetOne 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 grandfather, ...
357 N Main StAmerican 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 front-facing ...
The water tower and pump house were built in 1899 after concerns were raised in Oregon about fire protection and water supply. The pump house is a two-room, brick, utilitarian structure which once contained a water pump and gasoline engine that ran the pump.The water tower is a 100 feet (30 ...
Seated at table: Nettie Crotty, Katie Kelly, Mattie Mahaffey and Edith Culp. Standing: Fanny Taylor, Hilda Hooper, Marie McGill and Mary Olson. Picture taken at McGill house on Washington Street. (Photo by Don McGill) ...
