The Christian Leinenweber House is a house located in Astoria, Oregon, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1874 by a local businessman named Christian Leinenweber. It is also known as the Otto Gramms House; Gramms and his family owned it from 1916 to 1965.[1]
Christian Leinenweber House | |
 The Leinenweber House in 2014 | |
  Location in Astoria, Oregon | |
| Location | 3480 Franklin Avenue Astoria, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 46°11′30″N 123°48′17″W / 46.191651°N 123.804785°W |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000604 |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1999 |
The house was built in 1874, but not originally in the Italianate architectural style for which it is known; rather, changes which placed it in this style came in 1883.[1]
Christian Frederick Leinenweber was born in Pirmasens, Bavaria in February 1839.[2] He settled in Astoria, Oregon in February 1866, and married Mary Powers the same year.[2] Leinenweber influenced the growth of Astoria through his business dealings.[1] Leinenweber was the first of five postmasters for the town of Upper Astoria.[3] He served in the Oregon Legislature in 1884–1885, and died several years later in March 1889.[2] At the time of his death, his estate included three partnership companies with Hiram Brown: Tillamock Packing, Nestucca Packing, and Badollet & Co.[4] Leinenweber was also a school district manager at the time of his death.[5]
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- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service (U.S. Dept. of Interior). April 14, 1999. NRIS 99000604.
- ^ a b c "Death of C. Leinenweber". The Daily Astorian. Vol. XXXII, no. 65. Astoria, Oregon: J. F. Halloran & Company. March 16, 1889. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1974). "Upper Astoria". Oregon Geographic Names. Lewis L. McAruther (revised and enlarged) (4th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society. p. 751. LCCN 72-86812 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Lewis, John C. (April 4, 1889). "Administrator's Notice". The Daily Astorian. Vol. XXXII, no. 81. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "District No. Nine: A School Meeting and Resolutions". Vol. XXXII, no. 77. Astoria, Oregon: J. F. Halloran & Company. March 30, 1899. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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