Hinman+House

The Hinman House, c.1873-79 1651 Hawthorne St //Forest Grove Inventory of Cultural Resources// (1985)

"The original owner of this house was Alanson Hinman, Sr., who was born in 1822 in New York. Hinman came to Oregon in 1844 at the age of 22, serving as a scout and also as a driver for various families in the trip across the plains. He taught school at the Whitman Mission and at the Oregon Institute. He also served for several years at the Dalles Mission. Hinman married Marth Gerrish, daughter of Hillsboro pioneers, and moved his family in 1850 to a donation land claim in Patton Valley. In 1854 he moved his family to Forest Grove where he later became a trustee of Tualatin Academy. In later years he ran a general store near College Way and Pacific Avenue. Hinman built this house during the period 1873-79 and lived there until the present owners bought it in 1969.

The house demonstrates well the Italianate style of architecture which was popular in the United States between 1850 and 1900. The building's vertical emphasis, low pitched gable roof, overhanging eaves with decorative brackets, horizontal shiplap siding, and tall window and bay are all elements of the style."

Historic photos of the Hinmans can be found here.