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Attractions & Activities: Exploring Washington Park & Portland's West Hills
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Pittock Mansion
At nearly the highest point in the West Hills, 1,000 feet above sea level, stands the most impressive mansion in Portland. Once slated to be torn down to make way for new housing, this grand château built by the founder of Portland's Oregonian newspaper has been fully restored and is open to the public. Built in 1914 in a French Renaissance style, the mansion featured many innovations, including a built-in vacuum system and amazing multiple showerheads in the baths. Today it is furnished with 18th- and 19th-century antiques, much as it might have been at the time the Pittocks occupied the building. Lunch is served in the Gate Lodge, the former caretaker's cottage (503/823-3627). Reservations are required.
3229 NW Pittock Dr.
Phone: 503/823-3624 .
Open: Daily noon-4pm.
Closed 3 days in late Nov, most major holidays, and the month of Jan..
Admission $5 adults, $4.50 seniors, $2.50 ages 6-18..
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