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 Putnams were divorced in 1929 and Mr. Putnam married famed aviator Amelia Earhart.[5][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.[6]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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. Society, Article James Crowell | Photography Deschutes County Historical (2019-02-28). "Early Bend Takes Flight". Bend Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  5. Spurr, Kyle (2017-02-14). "In Bend, it was young love on the frontier". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  6. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon.gov. p. 9.
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