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Historic Jefferson Homes

J.S. Conser House

A.B. Hudelson House

A.B. Hudelson House

Several years after Jacob

build the 1854 Historic

Conser House on Main St.

as a home and hotel, he

built this Federal style

family home. He eventually

sold it to his son, Lewis

Cass Conser for $1.00 and a

quarter interest in the ferry

(now the boat landing).

Circa 1860

290 Hazel St.

A.B. Hudelson House

A.B. Hudelson House

A.B. Hudelson House

Built in 1893 in the

Italianate Victorian style

featuring over hanging eves

with large decorative

brackets. Hudelson owned a

hardware and farm

implement store on Main St.

He sold his home to his

daughter and husband,

Janey & Ulysses Grant

Holt in 1901 for $1200.

Circa 1893 

245 N. 3 rd St.

C.M. Smith House

A.B. Hudelson House

J. Shumaker House

Built in the Queen Ann

architectural style featuring

a distinctive wrap around

porch. Smith and partner

Fontaine were owners of a

Main St. dry goods store for

many years. The store

burned in the 1938. The

Jones Building stands now

in this same location.

Circa 1910

310 Church St.

J. Shumaker House

Sarah J. Denby House

J. Shumaker House

The Jacob Shumaker House

was built on Santiam river

frontage property

immediately next to the

Conser Ferry crossing. It is

a beautiful example of

Victorian Queen Anne

architecture painted in a

palette of at least three

colors called the “painted

lady” style. Built by a local

builder and his sons.

Circa 1891 

212 S. Mill St.


Sarah J. Denby House

Sarah J. Denby House

Sarah J. Denby House

Built on land once a part of

the Jacob Conser land

grant and sold to business

speculator and owner of the

Wells Fargo stage lines in

hopes that its location near

the newly built railroad

would yield a profit. The

Colonial Revival style home

was built for Sarah Denby

the head of a family group

who came to Jefferson from

Iowa.

Circa 1903

268 N. 3 rd st.

J. A. Winter House

Sarah J. Denby House

Sarah J. Denby House

Built by Brownsville

photographer J.A. Winter as

a wedding gift for his

daughter Alice and husband

William Schuller. Built in the

Queen Ann, gable front and

wing architectural style. The

home was in disrepair for

some years and was moved

several blocks away

receiving much needed

restoration work.

Circa 1894

934 S. Main st.

J. W. Parrish House

J. W. Parrish House

J. W. Parrish House

The J.W. Parrish House was

built on land first owned by

Jacob Conser, sold to the

Trustees of the Jefferson

Institute, sold to Jimmy

Bates, and again to E.E.

Parrish. His grandson Jesse

W. Parrish then owned the

land and the house was

built in the Queen Anne

style featuring various non-

symmetrical composition.

Circa 1895

315 N. 2nd St. - c. 1895

Witten House

J. W. Parrish House

J. W. Parrish House

This home first owned by

Thomas and Emma Witten

was built as an apothecary

with a residence attached to

the store. The original false

front of the store features

brackets of the Italianate

style. The store operated

until 1957 under several

different owners.

 Circa 1890

104 Main St. - c. 1890


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