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The Zimmerman Restoration
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The Zimmerman House::
The Heritage Farm ::
The Heritage Gardens ::
The
Zimmerman House Restoration
Project
In
order to save one of Oregon's
most valued historical treasures,
FRW is seeking monetary or
material donations
that will contribute to the
restoration of the house and
preservation of its enormous
collection of artifacts.
All improvements will be consistent
with the conditions of National
Register of Historic Places.
Improvements to the historic
house will abide by the U.S.
Secretary of Interior's Standards
and Guidelines for Rehabilitating
Historic Buildings.
Estimated
restoration and preservation
cost are approximately $1.2
million dollars.
The
Zimmerman House 1997
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Restoration
of 14 windows made possible
through donated labor
and materials
by Dale Farley,
owner of Wooddale Windows
of Oregon City, Oregon.
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Garland
and the restored shutters
give the Zimmerman House
that holiday feeling
during Christmas 2000.The
Years between 1899 and
1915 were the fullest
and happiest for the
Zimmerman Family. This
could arguably be considered
the "golden age"
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The
Zimmerman House 2000
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The Zimmerman
House 2007
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Completed Restoration
Projects
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Complete restoration
on the Foundation.
Upgrade of the Security
System.
Restored Roof over
the Porch.
Repaired the hole
on the North side
of the House.
Replaced the missing
skirt & drop-edge
around house.
Established Caretaker's
residents on the site.
Major Repairs to the
North Porch.
Stablization work
in the basement.
Complete Roof Replacement.
Restored the chimneys.
Replaced the gutters.
Completed Exterior
Paint
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What's Next
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Complete exterior
paint.
Restoration of the
flower room.
Upgrade the interior
electrical system.
Install New Heating
& Air Condition
(HVAC).
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The Future Zimmerman Heritage
Farm Historical
Park and Gardens
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The
Vision
Zimmerman
Heritage Farm is our
cultural heritage, a
lasting vestige of East
Multnomah County's agricultural
roots. It offers the
experience of "life
as it really was"
in the decades at the
turn of the 20th century,
reflecting the past
through a mirror unique
to the Zimmerman family's
farming and domestic
life.
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Future
Zimmerman Heritage Farm
Historical Park
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Download
the Master Plan ( 8 mb
pdf )
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The Zimmerman Heritage
Farm is a unique cultural
education and recreational
resource that is being
created for the benefit
of the public on a 5.98-acre
historic site in Gresham,
Oregon. The focal point
is the historic Zimmerman
House, a Victorian era
farmhouse, which was
built in 1874 and is
listed on the National
Register of Historic
Places.
The Master Plan for
the Zimmerman Heritage
Farm outlines a comprehensive
vision and a long-range,
phased implementation
plan for cultural heritage
education and complementary
recreation facilities,
programs, and special
events and activities.
The goal of the master
plan is to provide a
heritage museum and
community park that
will become an enduring
benefit to the community.
The educational and
interpretive focus of
the historic house museum
is the heritage of the
Zimmerman family and
dairy farming in East
Multnomah County. When
fully operational in
10 to 20 years from
now, the Zimmerman Heritage
Farm is expected to
attract over 20,000
visitors a year.
The mission of the Zimmerman
Heritage Farm is fundamentally
to preserve, restore,
and interpret the historic
Zimmerman dairy farm
site, house, outbuildings,
and artifacts and to
benefit the community
by showcasing its agriculture
and dairy farming past.
The history museum complex
is a cultural heritage
resource that will educate
visitors about the unique
history of the Zimmerman
family as well as dairy
farming in the region
through a variety of
interpretive exhibits,
educational programs,
and special events.
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Zimmerman
Heritage Garden
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Lena's
garden, Olive's Old
Fashioned Shrub Border,
Isobel's Garden, Mabel's
Lilac Border Jessie
Mae's Border, Kitchen
Garden, Bulb Garden
and much more...
The Zimmerman Heritage
Farm's Garden Committee,
Patty Hicks, Lora Price
& Ric Catron, have
completed the conceptual
landscape design for
the future Zimmerman
Heritage Garden. This
beautiful Victorian
Garden, like the house,
is what most of us at
FRW consider the "Jewel
of Oregon".Next
phase is to develop
the implementation and
maintenance portion
of the plan.
Ric
Catron, City of Gresham
Park Planner and liaison
to the Zimmerman Heritage
Farm, submitted a grant
to the Oregon Parks
Foundation on behalf
of the Fairview-Rockwood-Wilkes
Historical Society.
As a result of his efforts,
FRW was awarded $3000.00
that went towards landscape
construction drawings
for the Zimmerman Gardens.
In 2003, the City transferred
the electrical
and phone lines underground,
converted the property
to
city water and installed
security lighting.
Future project is to
complete the Upper Terrace
portion of the Victorian
Gardens in 2006.
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Jessie
May Zimmerman,
circa 1940
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Just
a few items
on the plant
inventory for
the Zimmerman
Heritage Victorian
Garden:
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Rosa
Multiflora
Pussy Willow
Rugosa Rose
Lilac
Cranberrybush
European Grape
Chinese Wistaria
Siberian Dogwood
Pear Trees
Hydrangea
Persian Walnut
Apple Trees
Oregon White Oak
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Saucer Magnolia
Bishops Goutweed
Heartleaf Bergenia
Fennel
Daylilly
Iris
Peppermint
Applemint
Daffodil
Stinkdragon
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Grape Arbor Restoration
Project
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Possible Through a Generous
Donation By Cedarsource
Manufacturing, Inc.
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And the Volunteer Efforts
of:
Don & Susan Stultz
Roy Hoover
Patty Hicks
Twila Mysinger
Chuck & Pat Walker
Dodi Davies
Hands on Portland
and all the other dedicated
Zimmerman Volunteers
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August
5, 2000
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Don't
forget to buy
your brick to be placed
under the grape arbor. Don't
miss the rare opportunity
to be a part of this fabulous
garden, forever. And if you'd
like to volunteer out in the
garden, please call - 503-261-8078.
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