Historic Hood River
“The Following Are Specifications…”
Notes
In 1882 the residents of Hood River got together and agreed to an assessment for construction of a schoolhouse on State Street (where the county courthouse is now located). This document describes the structure. It is accompanied by a list of lumber needed. There does not appear to have been any drawing or blueprint.
Here are the first few lines:
The following are specifications for building Hood River’s school house near the new town size 22 x 36.
Foundation to be of stone 10 peers 12 inches by 3 feet bearing each.
Blocked well under centers of force.
14 feet between ceiling.
One story high.
This is what the school looked like. It was eventually enlarged, and then became the county courthouse when the county was created in 1908. While the courthouse moved to the Butler Bank Building by the 1930s, I believe the building survived until the new courthouse was built in 1954.
Tags: 1880s, architecture, construction, document, school, State Street
William C. Seaton
The schoolhouse was still there in the 1952 when I lived across the street.
Arthur Babitz
Thanks Bill, it’s good to have the first person verification it survived until the new courthouse was built.