George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House

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

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

Description and history

The house is a 1+1⁄2-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 expense home constructed in Bend, Oregon in 1911–1912, at a cost of $4,000.[4] The Putnam's 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

References
  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. "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.
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