Homeless Portland Man Strikes it Rich: Inside Henry Pittock's Mansion
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- Discover the incredible rags-to-riches journey of Henry Pittock, who transformed from a penniless youth to one of America's wealthiest magnates. Dive deep into the historic Pittock Mansion and get lost in its architectural grandeur.
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Homeless Portland Man Strikes it Rich: Inside Henry Pittock's Mansion:
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I live in the Portland area, and have been through the mansion a handful of times. It’s such an exquisite representation of the old Pacific Northwest in that the interior is clad with so much wood. The mansion is really a celebration of the timber industry, which is what built this region economically. Christmas time at the mansion is when it’s at its *most* splendorous.
I’m fascinated by the staircase for 3 reasons:
#1 its gracious form
#2 the grandeur of its size
#3 the fact that it’s marble.
I absolutely marvel at how a staircase made of such heavy material could support itself without cracking or falling down completely. Congratulations on another very well-done presentation. 🤗
Finally, somebody was smart enough to save a house and not destroy it like all the homes iand New York that were destroyed amd Pennsylvania and all over the country
Why were New York homes destroyed in Pennsylvania?!
We have these beautiful neighborhoods in Tulsa with cottage homes to mansions. But they are slowly being wiped out. They tear down these gorgeous homes and replace them with a box. I was so sad to hear in California that they tore down Phyllis Diller and Zsa Zsa Gabor's homes.
Believe me, Portland has lost a significant amount of historic architecture. The 50s were brutal.
Agreed. They don't makes them like they used to. Save the old historic architecture.
It's not that easy to just save a house. It takes money; lots of money.
My family is right now selling property with a Civil War era log-cabin-home on it built around 1865. It would cost between about $150K to fix it up. Do you have $150k laying around to 'just save an old home'?
I hear you. And I agree we need to preserve our heritage, particularly worthy architecture. But as I've shown, it is easier said than done.
For what it's worth, we/my family has heard the person purchasing our land loves old homes; so, we have hope he/his family will choose to keep and restore it.
God Bless & Godspeed.
I've toured several historical houses, including the Pittock Mansion. One difference I immediately noticed about Pittock is its cozy, homey feel. It doesn't feel like it was built specifically to impress or boast of riches. It genuinely feels like a home. The video doesn't show that the Mansion is surrounded by a forest, but you can take a short hike through the trees to the Mansion, which is an additional treat. From Pittock Mansion, you can also see the spectacular Mt. Hood, and on a clear day, you can see other mountains in the cascade range. Definitely worth a visit.
My love for homes like this is unmeasured and so glad for restoration. Favorites…the library, dining room and that fabulous staircase.
What an amazing story from poverty, struggles to success and wealth. I am so happy this beautiful and elegant mansion still stands today.
Thank you Ken
I was so relieved to see that this home was saved from demolition and restored - hope to visit it someday!
Happy birthday, Dalton! 🥳🎂
I live in Portland and have had the pleasure of visiting the mansion. It is gorgeous. I always find it surprising to see how much smaller the beds and the rooms are.
I lived at 809 Denman St. in Vancouver, BC for years. A 1910 build and the PANTRY was the same size as the bedroom! plus people were a lot shorter! it was the first bldg. west of Denman near Stanley Park with indoor plumbing and electricity. !!
I thought every room was very tasteful and homey. Didn't get the sense that they thought better of themselves than the little people. Glad it was rescued and history preserved.
There's just nothing as interesting online as your tours and history of beautiful old homes. Thank you!
I don’t agree with most of the comments that suggest that this house is overly decorated, outside or in. To the contrary of many houses reviewed on this channel, this one I could live in without the constant feeling that the environment’s opulence is nothing short of overwhelming. No, this house simply is elegantly and tastefully decorated.
Ken, in Toronto is "The Keg Mansion" Its a steak house that used to belong to the Massey family from Massey Ferguson the farm equipment maker. Its in almost original condition also with a Morish room! Great history and worth covering!
Thanks for the info! I’ll look into it, cheers!
I love this house because it isn’t over the top with gaudy nick knacks and is very beautiful and homey.
Yes. It’s a great place.
The house is beautiful but the story is incredible! Seriously, I love the plants on the window sill and I'm glad they were able to purchase & restore it. Happy Birthday, Dalton! 🎂
Thank you!
-Dalton
Went on a tour of this place in the 1990's, and frankly, it was one of the best "house/museum" tours I have ever experienced. Beautifully presented and preserved.
I love everrything about it from the house itself, to the views and the grounds. I found it fasinating to find out that horses had to pull the materials up the steep hills to deliver the construction material to the house. With all the rain Portland gets that must have been some undertaking. I am so happy it was saved! It truely if a masterpiece for all to enjoy.
Ironically, Oregon was not wild and unpopulated. A very sad story for our native indigenous peoples.
That is true, the indigenous peoples stole the land from the Mastodons, and slaughtered and killed all of them. They think they have "indigenous supremacy". Any chance they will pay reparations, presumably in land, to modern day descendants of all those killed by the lunatic indigenous peoples. Or do Elephants Lives Matter???
Indians are not Native to N. America......they wandered in from Asia. At the most, Indians were just the 1st Foreigners to travel to the continent, that would be later named (by Europeans) N. America. Indians were a Stone Age Nomadic Tribe culture stuck in the past; not having evolved as an advanced modern society in more than 10,000 yrs (again, they were just nomadic tribes...no cities, no nations, no science, no math, no written language, no books, no libraries, no schools, no colleges, no metal work, no technology other than wood & stone weapons, ABSOLUTELY NO ADVANCEMENT in more than 10,000 yrs. because they were Literally from the Stone Age). There was never an Indian nation; the tribes were continually at war w/ each other. Indians continued attacking their traditional enemy tribes even after Europeans arrived in the Americas; even Allying themselves w/ European nations to aid them in their wars & attacks on other traditional enemy tribes. Indians have no claim to anything as there were no set boundaries to anything that would be recognized as a "Nation" (by their own admission they didn't believe in owning property) & there is nothing "sacred" about them or their history.
Yeah but those indigenous people never built such a beautiful mansion so I argue it was totally worth it😂😅😂
@@timjr6931 are you so certain of that?
25 years ago I took a girl on a date and went to The Pittock Mansion for the tour. We were alone and leg wrestled on the floor of the downstairs dining room. Now that's a memory :)
This house has to be one of my favorites that you’ve shared. What a great story as well for Pittock. Making his fortune from the ground up.
The windows seem to happen, situated in the house to allows such wonderful natural light in each room. Very pretty!
That library is sublime. Happy Birthday Dalton! 🎂
Thank you!
-Dalton
This is definitely one of the best episodes. The effort put in always shows but this one stands out to me personally. Thanks for the information in the video! Always educational.
Living in the Pacific Northwest, I have toured this home several times! The teas during the holidays are fabulous - the home just glows in the dark, rainy afternoons! The drive approaching the site is a treat. The Oregonian was for decades an important newspaper for hundreds of miles around; the trains brought it to the eastern Oregon/SE Washington towns.
Loved the library , dining room, stairway and some bedrooms
I am surprised you did not show the ballroom, laundry room ,and outbuildings...maybe part 2.
Quite the rags to riches story! Love the library and the ceiling in the Moorish smoking room. Kudos to Portland for saving the house after the storm, unlike so many other houses around the country in the 1960s that were simply bulldozed. Thanks for another great video.
Cheers to Portland's restoration team for their foresight and wisdom in saving and restoring this remarkable landmark.
While the house sat abandoned, were the rooms still furnished? It is amazing that the city had enough insight to embrace the history of the place and insist on the restoration. All of the bedrooms had such awesome beds! That is why I asked if the furnishings were left in the house. Great discoveries/finds if furnished after the restoration.
As a Portlander who was 8 years old when that storm struck (scariest moment of my life!), I recall the mansion as having been empty for just a few years and being left fully furnished. The only interior damage done was when the wind which blew in from the west and hit the back side shattering a couple of large sections of the leaded glass windows overlooking the staircase. It was the most important and first painstaking restoration to take place.
Always enjoy ur channel and appreciate the history. Thank you sir
Happy Birthday, Dalton. Many happy, healthy returns😊
Happy Birthday Dalton!
I loved the stairs, they really did complement the house. So please that this house was saved from demolition. It really is a stunning house. Thank you Ken for sharing this house with us.
😊 I have been to the Pittock Mansion decades ago. I loved seeing it in pictures again. Oddly enough, the main thing I remember is the master bathroom and how modern it seemed for the time. They didn't have it roped off so we were able to see everything up close, like the shower. Loved the history also. I never knew the whole story. Amazing. Many, many thanks.
The toilet looked so very modern.
Thank you ever so much for inviting Us All on a fantastic journey What a Great story and Soo ever HAPPY The City was smart enough to save such a historical place
Happy Birthday Dalton! Thank you both for the interesting video; All of your videos are a lesson in history and we really enjoy them.
Thank you so much. This is beautiful. Love the colors of the smoking room.
That is quite a home!
Definitely the library. A masterpiece. But I actually think the whole house is incredible. I'm happy the restored it!
Thank you! I love this place. It’s even grader in person. The child’s room was one of my favorite rooms, the showers were amazing and the views of the city were spectacular. And that staircase was huge. I think there was an elevator, too. The grounds were beautiful too.
The library. I have a weakness for libraries. I could snuggle up on a comfy chair to read and read and read. The room has great ambience.
Thank you for featuring this local Portland treasure! I echo the sentiments that this estate is especially spectacular when decorated for the holidays. If you're visiting, I highly recommend signing up for the "behind the scenes" tour, where you get to tour the basement, service areas, and third floor. Some of the best views are from the third floor servant's rooms and the office/veranda.
therapy Birthday Dalton!!
I LOVED ALL F RHIS MNSION!! NOW MY FAVORITE!!
Beautiful home - would spend hours between the Library & the Music Room🎯👏🙋♂️
The Moorish smoking room, the front hall staircase and the music room were my favorites.
The smoking room ceiling was all we saw of it, but it is spectacular. I can only imagine what the rest of it looked like back in the day.
The grand bifurcated staircase might not be a room per se, but it's just so elegant and graceful that it must be mentioned.
The music room is lovely. The colors, the carpet and furniture are glorious together.
I would also like to mention the arsenic green wallpaper in one of the bedrooms is so bright and beautiful.
Bravo!
I would live there.👍
🥂🍾Happy birthday Dalton!🎂
I live in Portland and this is a beautiful mansion. The pictures don't do it justice. The Turkish smoking room is my favorite, a tiny round room in a vestibule. Come see the house at Christmas!
The mansion looks very nice when decorated for Christmas.
Happy Birthday Dalton! I think in this house, the dining room was my favourite,
Thanks!
-Dalton
Ohhh that Morish smoking room is amazing!
I grew up in the area and remember going to the mansion as a kid on a field trip. I thought it was so fancy
I am a truck driver planning on taking my break in Portland to go to this house.
Happy birthday and thankyou for This House!
Thank you!
-Dalton
OMG!!!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! Got to make a trip to Portland!
We love touring these grand old homes, and this was a favorite. Grand yet welcoming, a place you can actually imagine calling home.
🎉Happy Birthday!
Thank you for this video.
A beautiful home.
Ken. Thank you so much for another armchair adventure...an absolutely amazing house...your soothing voice always lends a peaceful note to the journey. Thank you sir. So wonderful this home survived time
The library is absolutely the best.
I would spend hours upon hours in there writing, creating and dreaming.
Thank you...
Thos has been one of my favorites so far. Good job. ❤
I did love this house a lot. The staircase and the "living room w fireplace" is my favorite. The exterior is beautiful.....so glad it was preserved!
Love the library and the impressive staircase. The ceiling of the smoking room is stunning.
Been to the Pittock Mansion and it is beautiful. For some reason I remember the showers especially. Happy Birthday, we share a birthday.
Happy Birthday, Dalton!🎉
This is my favorite by far. So elegantly decorated, and the woodwork ❤ Happy Birthday 🎉🎉
Absolutely beautiful! So glad that they were able to save this house before it went to ruins. I really enjoyed the staircase in the library but the kitchen with the refrigerator that was all the state of the art at the time is pretty impressive
All I can say is I am so freaking happy this house survived!
My great grandfather Owen John Thomas (1858-1927) was a stonemason, scion of at least 3 generations of Welsh stonemasons. He worked on the Pittock Mansion, as well as numerous downtown Portland buildings.
I am so glad that this beautiful home has been saved. What a wonderful story about what he was able to accomplish. Thank you so much for sharing.
We live just outside of Portland and have visited the Pittock Mansion many times. During Christmas they do a superb job of decorating it for the holidays. I have many pictures of the rooms.
Can't say I have a favorite room. They are all impressive. But what I liked most of all was the lighting fixture that produced the rippling effect on the ceiling. That has to be something unique for its time and quite original as well.
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Not over embellished. In a way...homey. Thanks Ken.
I wonder if a homeless man could reach these heights in today's America? Love the smoking room ceiling. Bet Noone smokes in there now! Great history lesson, thank you!
Hooray!! My favorite house on Earth - the Pittock Mansion. Thank you, Ken! 😎👍🏼
Great episode again, and happy B-day Dalton. You're an unsung hero!
Wow. It's clearly an estate for the wealthy, but it's more thoughtful and restrained, than his contemporaries. I love it.
Been to this home. It's amazing.. beautiful view..
Happy Birthday dear Dalton
🎶Happy Birthday to you! 🥳
Thank you for another wonderful video. I live south of Portland and have enjoyed tours of the Pittock Mansion, taking out of town guests there. It sits in a beautifully forested area.
What a beautiful house! I’m so glad it was saved. This is one of the few houses that I could actually imagine living in. It’s enormous , but it seems very cozy and livable. Thanks for putting this all together and telling us this interesting story!
Wow, a house on your channel I have actually toured in person many times. You can walk right up from downtown Portland and walk around the grounds for free. Great views.
A beautiful house with beautiful gardens!!! The staircase was beautifully designed and gracious to behold.
This was very well put together how do you videotaped it like a person could be walking in there and seeing exactly what you're seeing from room to room level to level excellent job I've not seen nobody really do anything like this well put together thank you it's beautiful ❤️
happy birthday, dalton! 🥳here's to another year of amazing videos that offer a window to the past. thank you!
Wonderful video. Inspiring story from poverty to great prosperity. Incredible house, stately and classic. Glad that various municipalities around the country are farsighted enough to preserve these magnificent homes of earlier eras- true works of art.
Stunning. Its elegant without being overdone like many other mansions,and that staircase!
I forget where that beautiful chandelier was...dining room? Exquisite.
Happy Birthday Dalton!What a magnificent story and house
Loved the dome!
I’m so glad they were able to save this mansion!
Great video Ken!
Truly one of the most beautiful mansions you have ever covered. The back story is very interesting, as well.
I love this house. And as a Portlander have been here many times. Christmas is the best time to visit.
Great video!
@Dalton Wishing You A Very HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉 🥂Cheers!
Thank you!
-Dalton
I really enjoy the history you give on these owners. Sometimes I find that more interesting than the mansions! Thanx! 👍👍👍
Gorgeous interior...
Welcoming...
My favourite...old fashioned splendour...
Cosy...
A home...
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Happy birthday Dalton. Nice house, incredible story.
Happy Birthday, Mr Editor 🎉🎂🍰🍷
Great coverage! I do sincerely hope the family can heal somehow but it's riveting to watch what fame and greed brings I've subscribed as to enjoy the action soon to come🎉
Love this 😊
Stunning! ❤
I love that house.. the view is magnificent.
That photogenic marble staircase is my favorite feature of this home, and the state of the art kitchen was also wonderful.
Beautiful!
GRATEFUL HISTORY WAS SAVED!!!
The bedroom furniture and the bedding itself, look original!
Happy Birthday to Dalton. I am glad they did not tear the house down; it is beautiful.
I was so excited when this popped up. Because I have seen this mansion and have toured it on two different ocassions. By favorite rooms of most any old mansions are always the kitchen and bathrooms. I remember them saying how the modern appliances installed in the bathroom were pretty amazing. I thought they were, too. I have a fixation w/ old time bathrooms.I also loved the caretakers cottage .