justus house
From 1938 when the house was built various additions and changes were made up to the 1960's. burgessboucher took care to renovate, and restore where appropriate, the entire house keeping its original character and beauty while ensuring that it is suited to modern family living. During renovation we discovered some interesting details about the history of the house.
This house was originally constructed in 1938 by Mr J.M. Justus whose name is signed in the garage on the wall dated March 5th 1938. It was originally built for a Mr J.Z.K. Carson. We think calling it the Justus House would have a nice ring.
For a while in 1940 it seems as if Carson's friend Charles Hamilton was staying in the house as correspondence between the two was found in the walls along with love letters. Dated over several months from 1940, Charles (or Chuck) was in correspondence with MaryAnn Baker from Tillamook. She called him Pumpkin and worried about his draft number coming up and when they were getting married.
In the early 1940's the house was bought by Mr Frank G Everett a Professor Emeritus at the University of Oregon Medical School. He and his wife Leonie emigrated from Austria in 1939, sailing on the Queen Mary on her final voyage from England into New York before she was commandeered for wartime service. Their journey through Europe is tantalisingly recorded through the newspapers discovered in the attic during renovation. Newspapers from Austria, Romania and England were found all dated during 1938. Stories of Hitler visiting his homeland are recorded on the front page of one while recommendations for ladies to improve their golf are on another.
At some point the owners of the property strongly supported Mr Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican nominee for President. He fought against his Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the 1940 election with about 55% of the popular vote and took the electoral college vote by a wide margin.
Also found in the house was furniture that had travelled from Europe on their trip. The vanity dresser that had been shipped to Mrs Edith Shultz, Mrs Everett's mother, from Harrod's Depository in 1939 presumably made its way with them across the Atlantic.