![]() ![]() “It was probably one of the only West Coast log homes built with Adirondack style at that time”. “This house is pure Scandinavian craftsmanship,” says Larry Haberlach, an IT manager for a national retail corporation. The superior work and detailing shine through nearly a century later. Even more logs were brought down from nearby Mount Hood. The Jacksons brought two Scandinavian craftsmen from Europe in 1912 to oversee the construction of their summer home, and local men were hired to fell the property’s Douglas fir to build the house. The design also was influenced by Maria and Sam’s visits to the East Coast, where they enjoyed summers at some of their friends’ great camps in New York’s Adirondacks. The summer home was named Alder Lea and was designed by Maria, who is said to have patterned it after a house she’d visited in Sweden. Sam Jackson became owner and publisher of the Oregon Journal newspaper in 1902, and went on to be an influential, powerful public figure in Oregon politics. Over the years, the large overhang of the roof and balconies have protected the home’s logs from Oregon’s rainy weather.īuilt over three years between 19, the 3,600-square-foot log house was originally the summer retreat of Maria and Sam Jackson. The massive front porch is supported by log columns and was completely rebuilt by the Haberlachs. We’re really proud of the way the house looks. “But in the beginning it was pretty overwhelming. “We’re used to it now,” laughs LaVonne Haberlach, who bought the home with her husband Larry. Looking back on it, the Haberlachs realize they had no idea what they were getting into when they took on this large log summer home that's listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located just miles from downtown Portland, Oregon. ![]()
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