Fogelbo House

Fogelbo House
(Fogelquist)
Fogelbo House (January 19, 2020)
Fogelbo House is located in Oregon
Fogelbo House
Location within Oregon
Fogelbo House is located in the United States
Fogelbo House
Location within the United States
Location8740 Southwest Oleson Road, Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°27′24″N 122°46′00″W / 45.45667°N 122.76667°W / 45.45667; -122.76667
Built1938
Architectural styleCraftsman architecture
NRHP reference No.100005343
Added to NRHP2020

Fogelbo House is a log house located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 2020.[1] The word fogelbo means "bird nest" in Swedish, and is derived from the Fogelquist family name, meaning "bird on a branch."[2]

History

The log house was built in 1938 by father-son duo Henry Steiner and John Steiner.[3] Later in 1952, the house was purchased by the Fogelquists.[4] In 1978, Washington County designated Fogelbo as a historical site.[4] The estate was deeded to the neighboring nonprofit Nordic Northwest in 2015.[5]

The current residing member of the Fogelquist family, Sir Ross Fogelquist is a member of the Order of the Polar Star and was knighted by the King of Sweden. An avid collector, Sir Ross Fogelquist has transformed the home into one of the largest private collections of Nordic antiques in the United States. The collection hosted in the house's interior is open to publicly scheduled tours, typically led by Sir Fogelquist himself.[2]

Steiner senior was known for various log houses built in and around Mount Hood area. One famous example is Timberline Lodge, which is also registered with NRHP since 1973.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Weekly List 20200717 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)" (PDF). www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. 1 2 "Nordic Northwest | Fogelbo". nordicnorthwest. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Former Vancouver teacher's home listed on National Registry of Historic Places". The Columbian. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. 1 2 GHHP (2013-03-22). "Fogelbo, home of Ross Fogelquist". Garden Home History Project. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Ross Fogelquist". nordicnorthwest. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  6. ↑ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-12.