WOW! House In Portland: Historic Herman Vetter House For $1.1 Million

PORTLAND, OR — It's improbable to think Portland bookkeeper Herman Vetter would ever have guessed his name and this house would be forever linked. Built in 1890 on the western base of Mt. Tabor, an area of Portland known in the late 19th Century as the premier locale for the city's well-to-do aristocrats, Vetter bought the home in 1891 for $2,500 (roughly $67,700 in 2016). The home was sold in 1897 and Vetter was killed in a car accident in 1927. Today it's one of four homes in the area built around the turn of the century in the Queen Anne Vernacular style, and — according to the National Register of Historic Places — it's the most well-kept. At nearly 3,700-square-feet, the five bedroom, two full-bath home maintains much of its historic appearance, with modern comfort modifications accounting for the primary alterations from the original. Varnished, unpainted wood; stained glass windows; 10-foot vaulted ceilings; and Tuscan columns make up a handful of the historic qualities that earned this house a place on the national registry of historic homes in 1992.

• Address: 5830 SE Taylor St, Portland, Oregon
• Price: $1,150,000
• Square Feet: 3685
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 2 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1890
• Features: Breathtaking Queen Anne Victorian one block from Mt. Tabor Park. The Herman Vetter House. The National Register of Historic Places states, "remarkably intact from its historical period...spared no expense in updating the mechanics and maintaining its historical integrity." Stained glass windows, Tuscan columns, 10 ft. ceilings, elaborate woodwork, original fixtures. Mother-in-law apartment. Excellent schools. Click Vtour link for more.

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