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Conrad & Evelyn Gordon Residence, Wilsonville/Silverton, Oregon (1956 - S.419)
Grand Opening Photographed By Douglas Steiner, March 2002 (Silverton, Oregon)
The grand opening of the restored Gordon House took place on March 2 - 3, 2002. Saturday included an in-depth tour and a panel discussion including: Frank Mataro who worked on the Guggenheim Museum; Jack Quinan, Director of the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, NY; Hetty Startup, Site Administrator for the Zimmerman House in Manchester, NH; and Lynda Waggoner, the Director of Fallingwater, Wright's most famous building. The panel was moderated by Professor Neil Levine, a noted Wright author and scholar, Gleason Professor, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. “Restoring it Wright”, the panel discussion covered many aspects, challenges and rewards, of restoring a Wright building and operating a Wright home as a “house museum”. Saturday evening at the Portland Art Museum, Neil Levine presented a lecture entitled "Wright's Gordon House Move and Reconstruction” by Kim Knox, project manager. These images are of the Gordon House after the move and installation, but before final restoration was complete. March 2002
1: Viewed from the South West. Lower level L-R: Office, entry to Work Space, Main “hidden” entry, Master Bedroom. Upper level L-R: Cantilevered balcony and two Bedrooms. Carport is on the right. (ST#2002.146.1020 -1)
2: Detail of the Dining Room cut-wood light screens and planter. Local cedar was used for all interior and exterior vertical siding and trim. (ST#2002.146.1020 -2) 3: Detail of the upper North West Dining Room corner cut-wood light screens. (ST#2002.146.1020 -3) 4: The North West corner of the cantilevered trellised roof extends seven foot out over the Terrace. (ST#2002.146.1020 -4)
5: Detail of the North West corner of the cantilevered trellised roof. (ST#2002.146.1020 -5)
6: Detail of the North West Living Room corner. Cut-wood light screens surround the upper North end offering privacy and softening the exterior light. (ST#2002.146.1020 -6)
7: Living Room detail viewed from the North. (ST#2002.146.1020 -7)
8: Living Room detail viewed from the North. (ST#2002.146.1020 -8)
9: Living Room viewed from the North East. Cantilevered trellised roof extends seven foot out over the Terrace. Of the five vertical columns, one is detached from the Living Room. (ST#2002.146.1020 -9)
10: Detail of the North East Living Room corner. Cut-wood light screens surround the upper North end offering privacy and softening the exterior light. The height of each light screen is equal to the height to two concrete blocks and lines up with the joints. (ST#2002.146.1020 -10)
11: Viewed from the North East corner, Lower Level (L-R) Master Bedroom, Living room and Fireplace on the far right. Upper Level, East Balcony and Bedroom. East Trellis is overhead. (ST#2002.146.1020 -11)
12: Living Room Fireplace viewed from the East. Low circular wall to the right. (ST#2002.146.1020 -12)
13: Living Room, Master Bedroom and East Terrace viewed from the North East. All doors and windows open outward. (ST#2002.146.1020 -13)
14: Cantilevered East balcony walls step inward as they rise. Horizontal siding continues from the exterior to the interior of the Living Room. (ST#2002.146.1020 -14)
15: Construction detail of the East Balcony. (ST#2002.146.1020 -15)
16: Construction detail of the East Balcony. Walls step inward as they rise. (ST#2002.146.1020 -16)
17: Construction detail of the East Balcony. (ST#2002.146.1020 -17)
18: Construction detail of the East Balcony. (ST#2002.146.1020 -18)
19: Construction detail of the East Balcony. Vertical cedar siding is the exact height of a concrete block and lines up with the joints. (ST#2002.146.1020 -19)
20: Viewed from a hill just to the South East. The ground of the original site was flat. (ST#2002.146.1020 -20)
21: Viewed from a hill just to the South East. (ST#2002.146.1020 -21)
22: March 2, 2002 was a perfect day for the Grand opening and a tour of the Gordon House. (ST#2002.146.1020 -22) Text and Photographs by Douglas M. Steiner, Copyright 2002
