Month: October 2017
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Fun Fact #37 Is that bat light really historic or is it from the Spirit Store?
Read more: Fun Fact #37 Is that bat light really historic or is it from the Spirit Store?Last Updated on June 29, 2026 The original cast for these bat lights is from the Mackenzie House. The Nathan Lob House (726 NW 22nd) is also has one that quite possibly is a replica. The original lamp at the Mackenzie House was a interior gas lamp. In Scottish folklore the bat is associated with witches, […]
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Fun Fact #36 Did they really move houses with horses and oxen?
Read more: Fun Fact #36 Did they really move houses with horses and oxen?Last Updated on June 29, 2026 How many houses have been moved in the Alphabet Historic District? The Morris Marks House was cut in half and moved in two parts across PSU this past weekend—that got us thinking. In early Portland moving houses was once more common—horses and oxen would pull houses set on […]
