Historic White House replica in Oregon lists for $3M

This Oregon property presents a great alternative to faux you’re the president you’d wish to see within the Oval Workplace.

In Portland’s Northeast quadrant, a convincing duplicate of Washington D.C.’s 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has sat in homage to the official constructing for over 113 years. 

Though it could seem like a vacationer attraction, the just below 10,000-square-foot edifice is a residential property, and it’s now searching for a brand new proprietor. 

Initially constructed for the lumber baron Robert F. Lytle in 1911, the house could also be an imitation but it surely’s one completed with sufficient panache and high quality that it’s featured on the Nationwide Historic Registry. 

“The rigorously preserved architectural element is outstanding,” mentioned Mark Graalum of Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty, who represents the $3 million itemizing. 

Lytle, Graalum added, adored high quality carpentry and “his love of woodwork stays on full show.” 

Highlights of the home’s millwork embrace “irreplaceable” quarter-sawn oak flooring with mahogany inlays, authentic mahogany casework and never-painted field beamed ceilings with crown moldings, Mansion International first reported.

Different authentic particulars embrace three Venetian glass chandeliers, a number of murals, gold-leaf crown moldings and, all through the compound, dentil molding. 

The outside of the Greek Revival-style abode is outlined by a crimson tile roof and 6 imposing Corinthian columns worthy of a president — and definitely an unelected home-owner.  

There are 9 bedrooms (six on the higher degree of the primary home and three in an adjoining carriage home), all with ensuite baths, and three extra powder rooms. 

All 12 of the loos boast Carrera marble stonework and true-to-period plumbing fixtures that have been final restored in 2018. 

There’s additionally a proper parlor, a grand foyer, a wine cellar and a walk-in fridge in the primary home — to not point out manicured gardens surrounding it. 

“The house was and stays (inflation adjusted) the most costly dwelling constructed in Portland’s Irvington District,” Graalum instructed The Publish. 

Searching for a White Home duplicate nearer to the true factor?

There’s at the very least one in Virginia.