Captain George Flavel House Museum
Astoria, Oregon
The Flavel House was the home of Captain George Flavel (1823 - 1893), one of Astoria's most influential citizens in the late 1800s. Captain Flavel was a noted bar pilot on the Columbia River and a prominent businessman. His Queen Anne style house was designed by German-born architect Carl W. Leick and was completed in the spring of 1886. The Captain lived here for seven years with his wife Mary Christina Boelling (1839 - 1928) and his two grown daughters, Nellie and Katie. The couple's son, George Conrad Flavel, never lived in his parent's new residence, as he was already married and living in a house of his own.
The house remained in the family until 1934 when George and Mary's great-granddaughter, Patricia Jean Flavel, gave the property to the city as a memorial to her family. In 1936 there was talk of tearing the house down and establishing an outdoor community park on the property. However, the city had financial difficulties and decided to return the property to Patricia Flavel. That same year the residence and grounds were deeded to Clatsop County with the understanding that both would be kept in good repair and used for public purposes. From 1937 through World War II, the Public Health Department, the Red Cross, and the local Welfare Commission all had offices in the house. In 1951, there was once again talk of tearing the house down, this time to make way for a parking lot for the County Courthouse. Locals organized to save the home and the Flavel House was made into a museum managed by the Clatsop County Historical Society, while still under the ownership of the County. The County transferred the title to the Historical Society in 1995.
The Flavel House and Carriage House are significant architectural and historical treasures for not only Clatsop County but the entire Pacific Northwest.
CCHS
http://www.cumtux.org/default.asp?pageid=35
Read MoreThe Flavel House was the home of Captain George Flavel (1823 - 1893), one of Astoria's most influential citizens in the late 1800s. Captain Flavel was a noted bar pilot on the Columbia River and a prominent businessman. His Queen Anne style house was designed by German-born architect Carl W. Leick and was completed in the spring of 1886. The Captain lived here for seven years with his wife Mary Christina Boelling (1839 - 1928) and his two grown daughters, Nellie and Katie. The couple's son, George Conrad Flavel, never lived in his parent's new residence, as he was already married and living in a house of his own.
The house remained in the family until 1934 when George and Mary's great-granddaughter, Patricia Jean Flavel, gave the property to the city as a memorial to her family. In 1936 there was talk of tearing the house down and establishing an outdoor community park on the property. However, the city had financial difficulties and decided to return the property to Patricia Flavel. That same year the residence and grounds were deeded to Clatsop County with the understanding that both would be kept in good repair and used for public purposes. From 1937 through World War II, the Public Health Department, the Red Cross, and the local Welfare Commission all had offices in the house. In 1951, there was once again talk of tearing the house down, this time to make way for a parking lot for the County Courthouse. Locals organized to save the home and the Flavel House was made into a museum managed by the Clatsop County Historical Society, while still under the ownership of the County. The County transferred the title to the Historical Society in 1995.
The Flavel House and Carriage House are significant architectural and historical treasures for not only Clatsop County but the entire Pacific Northwest.
CCHS
http://www.cumtux.org/default.asp?pageid=35
