Pittock Mansion Portland Oregon
The Pittock mansion is nestled in the hills just outside of Portland. A beautiful 16000 square foot French chateau-style mansion. The mansion sits on 46 acres overlooking the city. Built as a retirement home in 1914 by Henry and Georgiana Pittock, the mansion boasted a central vacuum system, an elevator, a walk in refrigerator and an intercom system as part of its luxuries. Henry was born in England immigrated to Pennsylvania and then travel the Oregon Trail at age 19. He arrived in Portland with very little money took a job at the Oregonian newspaper, later he was able to buy the newspaper and begin to build his fortune. Georgiana had also come across the Oregon Trail from Missouri as a young woman, the couple married and had 6 children. Both Henry and Georgiana were pillars of the community helping others throughout their lives. The Pittocks lived most of their lives in Portland before deciding to build their retirement home, sadly they were only able to enjoy their new home f...