File:Vista House at Crown Point with Columbia River in the background, Oregon, circa 1920 (AL+CA 1800).jpg

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English: Vista House at Crown Point with Columbia River in the background, Oregon, circa 1920   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Vista House at Crown Point with Columbia River in the background, Oregon, circa 1920
Description
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Caption on image: Vista House, Crown Point, Columbia River Highway, Ore. 577. 

Postcard  probably produced by Weister Co.
Filed in: Oregon--Columbia River--Vista House

The Vista House was built in 1918 at Crown Point. The building honors Oregon pioneers and serves as a comfort station for travellers on the Columbia River Highway. At 733 feet above the Columbia River, it provides magnificient views of the area, including Beacon Rock. Some early Oregonians called it the "$100,000 Outhouse."

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Monuments & memorials--Oregon--Crown Point (Multnomah County); Public comfort stations--Oregon--Crown Point (Multnomah County); Rivers--Oregon
  • Subjects (LCSH): Vista House (Or.); Columbia River
Depicted place Historic Columbia River Highway
Date circa 1920
date QS:P571,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions height: 5.5 in (13.9 cm); width: 3.5 in (88.9 mm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,3.5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
1800
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English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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