John Stanger House

The John Stanger House is a house located in Vancouver, Washington in the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is considered the oldest private home in Clark county still on its original site [2] and the second oldest residence in the county.[3]

John Stanger House
The house's exterior, 2015
Nearest cityVancouver, Washington
Coordinates45°36′24″N 122°34′42″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
ArchitectStanger, John
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.90000785[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1990

The home's site was settled circa 1840 by John Stranger, a millwright for the Hudson's Bay Company who came to the area in 1838 and later assisted in the construction of a water-powered gristmill in nearby Mill Creek for Fort Vancouver.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hewitt, Scott (March 3, 2014). "Weber Arboretum to get cleanup". The Columbian. The Columbian Publishing Co. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "John Stranger House". www.co.clark.wa.us. Clark County Washington. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. Hussey, John A. (1957). The History of Fort Vancouver and Its Physical Structure. Abbott, Kerns & Bell Co. p. 205. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

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