Capt. John C. Ainsworth House Explained

Capt. John C. Ainsworth House
Coordinates:	45.3286°N -122.6046°W
Built:	1851
Architecture:	Classical Revival
Added:	March 26, 1973
Refnum:	73001573

The John C. Ainsworth House is a historic building in Oregon City, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1851^[2] for John C. Ainsworth, the main founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. It is one of the oldest structures in the Portland area and remains in good condition. It is also the only two-story portico in Oregon.^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clackamas County, Oregon
• Maud and Belle Ainsworth House
• Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate

Further reading

• Hawkings, William J., III, and William F. Willingham. Classic Houses of Portland, Oregon, 1850–1950. Portland: Timber Press, 1999

Notes and References

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3. Web site: ORE 3-MOUPL2: John C. Ainsworth House (2p) . https://archive.today/20121212005526/http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhsupp&action=browse&fileName=or/or0100/or0136/supp/browse.db&recNum=0&itemLink=D%3Fhh:59:./temp/~ammem_GV0Q::&title2=John+C.+Ainsworth+House,+Mount+Pleasant,+Clackamas+County,+OR&displayType=0&maxCols=1 . dead . 2012-12-12 . Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record . . 2009-12-26 .
4. "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", (February 6, 1979), at 7569.