Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Carter-Fortmiller House, located in Ashland. The bungalow style house was built in 1909, by architect Frank Chamberlain Clark. The file includes an Ashland city map and correspondence concerning the nomination.Ernest along with his father and a brother came to Ashland in 1884 to open a the Bank of Ashland. Ernest later was elected to the Oregon Legislater. After Mr. Carter's death in 1933, his widow Anna Carter...

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Ernest Victor Carter house located in township 39 south, range 1 east, Willamette Meridian. Mr. Carter, a successful banker, built the home in 1886 as an example of the Queen Anne architectural style. The nomination form describes the house as one of Ashland's more elegant homes of this style remaining.The file includes several photocopies of the house a variety of different views, as well as the town of Ashland...

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Evans-Mattern House located on Hargadine Hill, in Ashland. Frank Chamberlain Clark designed the home for Samuel J. Evans and his family in 1905. The house was sold it to Herman and Frederika Mattern in 1910.Herman Mattern came to Ashland from Colorado as a mining engineer to work in the Ashland Mine, eventually owning the mine. The Matterns worked to make their home a showplace in Ashland. They became victims of...

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This file contains a manuscript written in 1997 by Kay Atwood titled, "The Ashland Fire Department: A History." Also available are research papers and the handwritten notes as well as images firefighters, buildings and equipment.

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The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form provides information about the significance of the property in Ashland. By detailing the many entities that utilized the space for the community. Also included with the nomination form are letters of correspondence regarding the nomination.

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Research completed for the Director of Planning and Development, City of Ashland. The research covers the five major floods of 1861, 1890, 1927, 1948, and 1955, giving a summary of the damages. The documents include images of newspaper clippings published in 1861, 1890, 1927, 1948, and 1955 from a variety of newspapers. Included is a report from the U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland Corps of Engineers December 1961.

Scope and Contents The research includes several publications describing different styles of homes and architecture to assist in understanding the homes of the area and how to maintain them. "The Friends of the Terra Cotta," publication provides preservation and restoration instructions for terra cotta materials. The editions of "The Old-House Journal" describe the different post-Victorian style of architectural homes and buildings. An excerpt from "The Complete Concrete, Masonry,...

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places describes the Grainger House built in 1890, as a private residence. Mr. Gawn Grainger became Mayor of Ashland in 1891. Grainger won a second term and enacted many improvements in Ashland. After leaving office, Gawn and Kate Grainger stayed involved with community projects until their deaths.The documents include correspondence regarding the nomination, some history of the Grainger family, floor plans, images of the house, and a newspaper...

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The article "An historic Salute to Siskiyou Ranch" published in the Mail Tribune, May 24, 1981, describes the property in an interview with Vivian van Hoevenberg Allen. The 340-acre ranch defined as the largest Comice pear orchard in Sams Valley and possibly the world to be under one ownership in 1919. Frank Chamberlain Clark, who had built numerous homes in Ashland, was the architect for the van Hoevenburg house in 1919.

Scope and Contents The nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places describes Hargadine Cemetery as officially established in 1867, in the city limits of Ashland. Many first-generation settlers and pioneers (1867–1910) are laid to rest here. The cemetery initially began as a family burial ground where Robert and Martha Hargadine buried their one-year-old daughter on December 8, 1867. But two weeks later, young Cuyler Farnham was also laid to rest in a nearby grave. These are the first...