The Floed–Lane House, also known as the Creed Floed House, is a
Classical Revival
Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...
house museum in
Roseburg, Oregon
Roseburg is the most populous city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Oregon. It is located in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon. Founded in 1851, the population was 23,683 at the 2020 census, making it the principal city of th ...
. It was completed in 1854,
although some researchers believed the year was 1860.
The house is a standard, two up and two down design with upper and lower story porches. It was home to the daughter of
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane (December 14, 1801 – April 19, 1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator representing Evansville, Indiana, and then served in the Mexican–American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk ap ...
and generations of descendants of the Lane family until it was donated to the Douglas County Historical Society in 1960, following damage sustained in the
Roseburg Blast
Roseburg is the most populous city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Oregon. It is located in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon. Founded in 1851, the population was 23,683 at the 2020 census, making it the principal city of the ...
of 1959. The Lane family intended the gift as a memorial to Joseph Lane and family.
Aaron and Sarah Rose, for whom Roseburg is named, sold an acre of their 1851
Donation Land Claim
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Pree ...
to Solomon and Hyman Abraham in 1860. The Abraham brothers purchased an additional acre from Rose in 1861. Speculation exists about whether the Floed–Lane House had already been constructed on the property purchased by the Abraham brothers. In 1866, Roseburg merchant John Creed Floed and his wife, Sarah Emily Lane, daughter of Joseph Lane, purchased an acre from the Abrahams, and the house was part of the transaction. General Lane lived in a two-room house nearby but spent his daylight hours with his children and grandchildren in nearby houses, including the Floed–Lane House.
The house is known by several names, including the Lane House, the Joseph Lane House, and the Creed Floed House, and the description accompanying the NRHP nomination form begins, ''The Lane House General Joseph "Creed Floed House" in Roseburg was built in 1853–54. ''
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
See also
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References
External links
Douglas County Historical Society(official website)
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Neoclassical architecture in Oregon
Houses completed in 1854
Buildings and structures in Roseburg, Oregon
Historic house museums in Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Oregon
1854 establishments in Oregon Territory
Houses in Douglas County, Oregon
Museums in Douglas County, Oregon
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