Month: August 2016

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    Slabtown Nob Hill Fun Fact #29: Where was the Pest House?

    Last Updated on June 29, 2026 The History of Portland’s “Pest Houses” (1862–1903) The first official municipal “pest house” opened in Portland in 1862. It was a private home rented to the city for the purpose of quarantining the communicable sick. Not everyone ended up in the pest house; instead, private homes would fly a […]

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