Name/Title
Dunthorpe 1885 - Riverside Hotel (Old White House)Entry/Object ID
P-1098Description
Riverside Hotel (Old White House), on Dunthorpe side of Willamette River across from Milwaukie. A race track was nearby.
From the "National Register of Historic Places" - chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/52ed1d6c-0473-4f00-8d35-206a66090470 Added by dlking 09/15/2023
"In 1863, Brooke issued a lease to the Macadamized Road Company for cutting a road through the Riverwood area. By the mid-1870s, a large structure, painted white, appeared at the end of the Macadam Road. Although it was named the “Riverside Hotel” it was always referred to as the “White House.” H.C. Leonard bought the White House in 1886, moved it to the river side of the road and developed an opulent hotel, complete with a casino, a large dining room, and a ballroom, which featured an orchestra. In addition, he developed a race track across the road and a dock at the river to accommodate excursion steamers. Others arrived via the Macadam Road in their fine carriages. Still others traveled by train; by the mid-1890s, the Portland and Willamette Valley Railway made fourteen trips daily between Portland and Oswego and included stops at the west-bank settlement of Riverwood. The White House was a popular spot until it burned in 1904."Made/Created
Date made
1885Place
Unincorporated Community
DunthorpeCounty
MultnomahState
OregonCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper
Location of Negative: Halon