Our 2017 Tour

Commissioned in 1926 by Jacob and Edith Barde, this Mediterranean-style home is one of the most photographed locations on the Portland tourist trolley. Sitting at the base of Washington Park, the majestic, classically Mediterranean façade is lovely to see as you approach. The rooms on display have the custom mahogany woodwork, cornices, murals, and other historic architectural features one would expect of this era, and it is easy to imagine attending a formal event in this beautiful space.

This charming Craftsman cottage sits on a quiet Portland Heights street overlooking the city. It was designed in 1908 by Portland’s most renowned architect, A.E. Doyle (whose other projects include the Multnomah Falls Lodge, the Multnomah County Central Library, and the Benson Hotel). Inside a white stucco and wood shingled exterior, the home’s formal fireplaces and ornate chandeliers come together with an open floor plan, light-filled rooms, and comfortable furniture to harmonize grand and majestic spaces with a style that emphasizes comfort and ease of living.

In 1907 this house was showcased in The Oregonian as a paragon of spectacular Arts and Crafts homes being built in Portland Heights at the time. The home, designed by prominent architect Emil Schacht, featured interesting architectural elements, such as an asymmetrical roof line, a dormer, and covered porches. 107 years later, sadly, the home possessed almost none of its former grandeur. Obscured behind an overgrown hedge, the home had been transformed by a 1963 remodel that eliminated most of its Arts and Crafts features and replaced its wood shingles with aluminum siding.

Luckily, the current homeowners saw promise in the property, purchased it and worked with a most talented team of architects and builders for over three years to restore the house to its former glory. Lastly, they meticulously redesigned every room from top to bottom to create welcoming spaces where friends and family could connect, play, and build memories together.

This Tudor style home embodies stateliness with its brick, stucco, and half-timbered exterior, gabled roof and dormers, and gothic arched leaded-glass windows. Visitors pass between two potted spiral topiaries as they walk up the front stairs and through a brick archway that bears a National Historic Register placard engraved with the home’s name, “Bishopcroft,” which refers to the original inhabitant, Reverend Charles Scadding, Oregon’s first Episcopal Bishop. The home still contains reminders of the bishop’s residency, including an arch-ceilinged room that served as his private chapel, original built-in cedar drawers that once stored vestments, and a small, second-floor balcony from which the bishop might have preached. These details give the house a unique spirit of place that connects visitors with previous inhabitants and the home’s rich history.