#home-restoration

#home-restoration

They're four stories tall with brick façades and small gated gardens, but they have almost nothing else in common. Some have squared-off, stepped-up gables, others rise into pointy peaks, and others are capped with mansard roofs and teensy dormer windows. Cast iron that frames windows and cornices has been pressed into scrolled ferns and sunbursts and animal heads. Some have stripes of rough stone, others have rows of dentil molding.

The Griffith Estate, designed by Jonathon Ring and owned by Mary M Griffith, features symmetrical proportions and classic brickwork reminiscent of Federal-era architecture.

"This house is the perfect combination of a Sea Ranch cabin and a midcentury post-and-beam, filtered through a Japanese lens," says Duncombe, a marketing executive and sculptor. "When the sunlight dances on the walls and furniture, the whole place comes alive."

The beautiful home is one of the most attractive in the entire Eastmoreland district, a crown jewel praised by The Oregonian upon its completion in 1927.

The Mahers unearthed the original house plans and restored it to the way it had been, focusing on midcentury style to preserve the home's character.