The William Gedamke House is a historic residence in Gresham, Oregon, United States. Prominently located near Gresham's original business core, it is one of the finest expressions of the Queen Anne style in the city. It was constructed circa 1900, about the time the first interurban trains reached Gresham from Portland. The design was based on a widely circulated 1891 mail-order plan book by George F. Barber.[a][1]

William Gedamke House
Photograph of a house
The Gedamke House in 2008
Locator map
Locator map
Location in Gresham, Oregon
Location1304 E. Powell Boulevard
Gresham, Oregon
Coordinates45°29′52″N 122°25′06″W / 45.497678°N 122.418444°W / 45.497678; -122.418444
Area0.42 acres (0.17 ha)[1]
Builtca. 1900
ArchitectGeorge F. Barber (via pattern book)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.89001970
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The house was adapted for commercial use starting in 1985.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

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  1. ^ Specifically, the house was patterned after Design No. 21 in: Barber, George F. (1891), The Cottage Souvenir No. 2: Containing One Hundred and Twenty Original Designs in Cottage and Detail Architecture, Knoxville, Tennessee: S. B. Newman & Co., OCLC 18207839.

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  1. ^ a b c Christensen, Christina M. (December 15, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gedamke, William, House (PDF), retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ National Park Service (November 24, 1989), Weekly List of Listed Properties: 11/13/89 through 11/17/89 (PDF), retrieved November 15, 2014.

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