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NPSForm10-900-A United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) Section Number: _7_ Page: 34 Geneva-Minnesota Historic District, Medford, OR ID No: 028 Historic Name: Roland & Jessie Beach House Address: 113 Geneva Architect: Style: Bungalow Year Built: 1911 Legal: 37S-1W-30AB, Tax Lot 15500 Humphrey-Knight Addn, Block 2, Lot(s) 1 Builder(s): Primary Contributing Probably constructed by C.A. Knight as an element in the original development of the east-facing elevation of Geneva Street, the Roland and Jessie Beach House was part of the group of three homes at 103-113 Geneva that were constructed in early 1911. A one and one-half story house built predominately in the bungalow idiom, the Beach House has been moderately altered from its historic appearance. The original full-width front porch, as depicted on Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, has been partially enclosed creating an entrant and further modified by an octangular window facing to the north. Diamond pattern casement windows, set in pairs, appear original. A small gable garage, with matching horizontal siding, is located to the rear, facing the east-west alley that forms the northern boundary of the district. The subject lot was purchased by Roland G. and Jessie Beach in October 1910, actually before the formal platting of the Humphrey-Knight Addition. In April of the following year a mortgage was taken out, presumably to fund construction of the structure.95 It seems for short time Beach rented the property before moving here himself. In 1915 William Gates (see Site 14) is listed in city directories at this address although the following year the house was again owner-occupied. Roland Beach was employee of the U.S. Postal Service and was transferred to Medford in 1909 where he helped establish the city's first home delivery service. Beach was designated as "Carrier No. 1" and along with a single other individual was responsible for mail delivery in all of the growing city. By 1924 Beach had advanced to the position of Assistant Postmaster and would continue in that role until his retirement in 1951, culminating 42 years of service in the Medford Post Office.96 After Mr. Beach's death in 1967 his widow Jessie continued to reside in the longtime family home. Long occupied by a single family, the Beach House has subsequently been somewhat altered from its original appearance, somewhat diminishing its integrity. However, the structure remains a compatible element within the Geneva-Minnesota District, and continues to contribute to the area's overall historic appearance. 95 Certificate of Title #4110. 96 "Postal Official Dies at Hospital," Medford Mail Tribune, 15-March-1967, 1:7.
NPSForm10-900-A United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) Section Number: _7_ Page: 35 Geneva-Minnesota Historic District, Medford, OR ID No: 029 Historic Name: Peter Steenstrup House Address: 109 Geneva Architect: Style: Bungalow Year Built: 1911 Legal: 37S-1W-30AB, Tax Lot 15600 Humphrey-Knight Addn, Block 2, Lot(s) 2 Builder(s): Primary Contributing Constructed along with Sites 28 and 27, the Peter Steenstrup House is a single story front-facing gable structure. Siding is double-drop horizontal wood with shingles in the gable end. Square brick posts with paired 8x8 posts line the full-width front porch. Decorative window frames, especially that of the central attic vent on the primary elevation, and an unusual brick chimney with protruding, corbeled, bricks at the cap, add to the structure 1 design. Windows are 2/1 wood sash casement, set in groupings. A small board and batten garage building is located to the rear south, off the concrete driveway shared with 101 Geneva. The Steenstrup House shares design similarity with an orchard home built by Knight and McFarland during the same period, indicating a planbook derivation. Photographs of the manager's quarters for the "Ringwood" Orchard, located near Eagle Point, Oregon, depict an identical bungalow home. 97 First purchased by Peter A. Steenstrup in 1910 and subject to a $3500 mortgage in September 1911, the subject property had many owners of short duration during most of the historic period. After Steenstrup defaulted on the note, A.H. Miller, partner in the Medford Book Store with Edward Davis (see Site 31, below) lived here for a few years beginning in 1916. Later residents included Gilbert Stuart, son and partner of R.I. Stuart, a large-scale building contractor responsible for many Medford-area buildings during the first quarter of the 20th century. The Peter Steenstrup House remains substantially intact to its original design and continues to convey the earliest development period of the Geneva Minnesota area. ID No: 030 Historic Name: Stephens-Vawter House Address: 105 Geneva Architect: Style: Craftsman Year Built: 1911 Legal: 37S-1W-30AB, Tax Lot 15700 Humphrey-Knight Addn, Block 2, Lot(s) 3 Builder(s): Primary Contributing The Stephens-Vawter was the first of the two-story "Craftsman" style houses that dominate Geneva Street between its intersection with Minnesota and south to East Main Street to have been 97 See Southern Oregon Historical Society, MS 577. The actual location of Ringwood is as yet undetermined nor is the fate of the mangers house known.
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