Ernest Victor Carter 2nd House, 514 Siskiyou Blvd, Carter-Fortmiller House, Ashland, Oregon, 1983
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 sold the house to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fortmiller who came to Ashland in 1926, as the first manager of the J. C. Penney Co. in Ashland. Mr. Fortmiller began his own business, Fortmiller's Department store in 1935.
Dates
- Creation: 1983
Creator
- Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee) (Person)
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For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the MSS 025 Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.
Extent
From the Collection: 28 Linear Feet (52 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library Repository