Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Dr. Luke A. Port House, also known as Historic Deepwood Estate, or simply Deepwood, is a historic house in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was designed by William C. Knighton as his first residential commission, and the landscape design was done by the Salem firm of Lord & Schryver. The Queen Anne style house contains Povey Brothers Studio stained glass windows throughout. The construction cost was between $12,000 and $15,000.Dr. Port was born in Sussex, England, but was raised in Ohio. He served in the Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. A speculator, his business dealings were listed as "undercover" by Dunn and Bradstreet in 1867. After settling near San Diego, Port moved his family to Salem in 1884 and opened the drugstore, Port and Son Drugs. His son, Omega, drowned in 1887.After completion of his new house, Dr. Port sold the home in 1895 to Judge George G. Bingham. Later, Clifford Brown owned the house, and when his widow, Alice Brown, remarried, she remained in the house as Alice Powell. She is credited with naming the property Deepwood. The City of Salem acquired the house in December 1971. The house is operated by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood as a house museum and event venue.. }
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- Dr._Luke_A._Port_House abstract "The Dr. Luke A. Port House, also known as Historic Deepwood Estate, or simply Deepwood, is a historic house in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was designed by William C. Knighton as his first residential commission, and the landscape design was done by the Salem firm of Lord & Schryver. The Queen Anne style house contains Povey Brothers Studio stained glass windows throughout. The construction cost was between $12,000 and $15,000.Dr. Port was born in Sussex, England, but was raised in Ohio. He served in the Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. A speculator, his business dealings were listed as "undercover" by Dunn and Bradstreet in 1867. After settling near San Diego, Port moved his family to Salem in 1884 and opened the drugstore, Port and Son Drugs. His son, Omega, drowned in 1887.After completion of his new house, Dr. Port sold the home in 1895 to Judge George G. Bingham. Later, Clifford Brown owned the house, and when his widow, Alice Brown, remarried, she remained in the house as Alice Powell. She is credited with naming the property Deepwood. The City of Salem acquired the house in December 1971. The house is operated by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood as a house museum and event venue.".