Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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These materials concern the history of the fruit industry in southern Oregon. Most of the content is related to Atwood's research of the industry in her Blossoms & Branches project. Included are some interviews, lists of historical sites, and other manuscripts relating the history of the industry.

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes Hillcrest Orchard with fifteen buildings constructed between 1900 and 1981. The Reginald and Maude Parsons House is the primary residence built from 1917-1926. Hillcrest Orchard initially developed by William Hubert Stewart, a member of the prominent Rogue Valley Stewart family. In 1908, Reginald Hascall Parsons with three other investors purchased the orchard. Parsons was involved with the community until his death in 1955 at which...

Scope and Contents The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Glenview Orchard located in Phoenix. The property includes a Period English Tudor style residence, a foreman's house, a barn, two water reservoir sheds, and a garage. The architect Frank C. Clark designed and built the house for Lawrence and Catherine Bragg in 1922. The file consists of a growing chart, map of orchard area, correspondence of nomination, handwritten notes, images of house and property, newspaper...

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The National Registry of Historic Places describes Southern Oregon Sales as a fruit processing plant that helped revitalize the Rogue River Valley fruit industry during the late 1920s. Details of many different periods of history are in the nomination form, as well as how the fruit industry survived obstacles. Also included are photographs, negatives, and floor plans of the buildings.

Scope and Contents

The National Registry of Historic Places describes Southern Oregon Sales as a fruit processing plant that helped revitalize the Rogue River Valley fruit industry during the late 1920s. Details of the many different periods of history are in the nomination form, as well as how the fruit industry survived obstacles. Also included are the floor plans for the buildings.

Scope and Contents The National Registry of Historic Places describes the Voorhies House as the residence of the Eden Valley Orchard which consists of six buildings, established between 1885 and 1898, and when Gordon Voorhies purchased the property in 1899, he expanded the production of the Orchard. The property remained in the family until 1986. There is a great deal of history about the family and the Orchard available in the nomination forms. Also included are maps, plot plans, a layout of the Orchard,...