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George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House

Coordinates: 44°3′28″N 121°19′3″W / 44.05778°N 121.31750°W / 44.05778; -121.31750
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George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House is located in Bend OR
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House is located in Oregon
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
Location606 NW Congress Street,
Bend, Oregon
Coordinates44°3′28″N 121°19′3″W / 44.05778°N 121.31750°W / 44.05778; -121.31750
Area0.29 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.98000607[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1998

The George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House is a historic house located in Bend, Oregon.

Description and history

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The house is a 1+12-story, single-family residence in the American Craftsman style. The home was purchased by newspaper publisher George P. Putnam and his new bride, Dorothy Binney Putnam, the heiress to the Crayola fortune,[2] following their honeymoon in 1912.[3] They named the estate "Pinelyn." At the time it was the third most expensive home constructed in Bend, Oregon in 1911–1912, at a cost of $4,000.[4] The Putnams lived in the house until 1914, and sold it in 1919.[5] The Putnams were divorced in 1929 and Mr. Putnam married famed aviator Amelia Earhart.[6][3]

Retaining its original character and charm, a majority of the historic fabric in the house is intact. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1998.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Digital Assets". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ Werne, Jo (August 8, 1997). "Unlocking The Past Diaries Reveal Dorothy Binney Putnam's Secret Loves And Passions | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  3. ^ a b "Dorothy Binney Palmer – St. Lucie Historical Society". stluciehistoricalsociety.net. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  4. ^ Crowell, James (2019-02-28). "Early Bend Takes Flight". Bend Lifestyle Magazine. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. April 20, 1998.
  6. ^ Spurr, Kyle (2017-02-14). "In Bend, it was young love on the frontier". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  7. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon.gov. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014.