View of two homes on a residential street. The house on the right is partially obscured by foliage. Climbing roses grow around the wide pillar of its front porch. This is identified as the home of Rholin and Pauline Cooley. Rholin and Pauline Cooley started Cooley's Gardens in 1928. They specialized in iris hybridization and mail order business. The two-story house on the left has three dormer windows on its gable roof and a small front entrance with columns and a pediment. This home is identified as Otto Legard's residence.

View of a backyard. The lawn's grass is cut short. At the back of the lawn, patches of irises and other lanky plants grow around a small stone path. An arched wooden trellis is seen on the right. Neighboring structures are seen past the garden. Rholin and Pauline Cooley started Cooley's Gardens in 1928. They specialized in iris hybridization and mail-order business.

A wooden one-story house in the Silverton, Oregon area. A garage and shed are nearby and a wire fence runs in front. The view is partially blocked by a large tree. Notes in the 1924 book, "Silverton Oregon in Pictures," published by Drake and Hoblitt identify this as Mrs. John Hunt's farmhouse.

A front view of a bungalow-style house on N. Water St. in Silverton, Oregon identified as the home of A.W. Simmons. Marion Palmer's house is seen to the right.

Angled view of C.S. Ristad's home on the corner of South 3rd and East Main Streets in Silverton. Rose bushes can be seen growing along the sidewalk.

Angled view of Mrs. S.P. Ireland's home in Silverton. It is a Craftsman-style bungalow with a large front porch.

A front view of the home of Dr. Rudolph Kleinsorge at 419 E. Main Street in Silverton. Vines can be seen growing on the side of the house and a rose trellis is visible on the front.

Exterior view of a home in Silverton, Oregon. The wooden, two-story house sits atop a small hill and a path bordered by flowers leads up to the front door.

Exterior view of a home identified as Marion Palmer's in Silverton, Oregon. The wooden, two-story house has a large front porch with a pergola and trellis.

A house identified as S.P. Ireland's residence is pictured in Silverton, Oregon. It is a bungalow with a large front porch and a large bush growing up one side of the house.

A house identified as the home of Helen M. Wrightman is seen at west Main and McClaine streets in Silverton, Oregon. The two-story wood house has a turret and the yard is surrounded by a hedge.

A two-story house is pictured one mile west of Silverton, Oregon. The house has a large front porch with wire trellises on it.

Angled view of C.E. Ross's home. Ross was an attorney in Silverton in the early 1900's. A driveway can be seen on one side of the house and a second house is partially visible on the other side.

A two-story house with a porch and balcony is pictured in five miles outside of Silverton. The house is surrounded by bushes and trees. See also image #1747.

Exterior view of a Craftsman house with a level yard with very little vegetation. A barn is at the back of the house. A wooden sidewalk can be seen in the foreground. This house is directly next door to June D. Drake's home, 409 S Water Street.

Angled view of R.A. Cowden's home in Silverton. Ivy can be seen climbing the front of the house and rose bushes grow in the yard. Cowden was one of the founders of Silverton Lumber Company in 1906.

Portrait of the home of G.W. Hubbs. Snow covers the surrounding ground and trees. Hubbs was a Silverton realtor from the early 1910s into the 1930s who specialized in land around Silverton and Waldo Hills.

Faraway side view of a two-and-a-half home surrounded by tall trees and a landscaped side yard. Dr. Rudolph Kleinsorge was a physician who is still well-known for his iris hybridization. He created the first true brown iris bloom, "Tobacco Road." He is credited for inspiring the Cooleys to start growing irises and was often featured in Cooley's Gardens catalogs. The house was built in 1916.

View of a rustic home on a flat area of a rocky mountainous terrain. A horse is tied to a wooden picket gate that encloses the small front yard, where a man is seen standing. The yard has a pile of long thin timber collected in the front left corner. A trellis extends from the side of the house and vines are seen growing up strings on the front window. Two mature fruit trees are close to the front gate. A young woman is seen in the doorway to the left of the trees. Samuel Benedict was a non-Indigenous settler killed in the conflicts of 1877. His widow Isabella Benedict nee Kelly went on to marry Edward Robie in 1880 and lived at a ranch on the Salmon River just north of John Day Creek.

Photographic copy of a photograph. A family poses on the lawn of a two-story farmhouse in bright sunshine. A cut-out photographic image of a girl's head has been applied to a woman in the original photograph. Notes indicate that this might have been Mr. Riveness' home circa 1895.

Wide view of a man standing on the porch of a two-story Folk Victorian house. The house has a cross gable roof and decorative cresting that runs along the roof's peak. Other decorative trim hangs down from the corners of eaves and a star hangs centrally on the pediment over the wide front porch. The fenced-in lawn has no grass, but is meticulously landscaped with small bushes and trees. A wooden sidewalk runs along the front fence. Farmland surrounds the house; farmhouses can be seen in the distance.

Two women, two men, and two children pose in between two trees on the front lawn of a two-story brick Folk Victorian home. The boy on the left and the young woman on the right pose with their bicycles. The older woman and older man are seated with a girl standing between them. A young man leans against the tree on the right.

Exterior view of a two-story Folk Victorian house. The house has a cross gable roof and decorative cresting that runs along the roof's peak. Other decorative trim hangs down from the corners of eaves and a star hangs centrally on the pediment over the wide front porch. The fenced-in lawn has no grass, but is meticulously landscaped with small bushes and trees. A wooden sidewalk runs along the front fence. Farmland surrounds the house; farmhouses can be seen in the distance.

View of an orderly rose garden adjacent to a residential sidewalk. Eva Coolidge's house is partially visible behind trees on the edge of the garden.

Exterior view of a two-and-a-half story American Foursquare-style home. A large covered porch with square columns and pediment. A large dormer on the third floor. A large landscaped lawn with mature trees. Eva Coolidge built this home in 1913. After her father, Ai Coolidge, died in 1908, she became president of Coolidge and McClaine Bank. The home was purchased in 1920 by Myron C. Woodard, founder and president of the Silver Falls Timber Company.

View of a lush home garden. Flat, irregularly-shaped slabs create a small path around the various garden beds. A small stone bench is seen on the right. A two-story house is partially visible behind large trees at the back of the garden. This home and garden is identified as belonging to Earl Adams.

The home of Carl A. Benson, located on a farm near Silverton. A two-story colonial style house. The wide, open front porch has four Tuscan columns and two sets of French doors on either side of the centered front entrance. A shed dormer is over the front porch. Benson was a pheasant farmer in Silverton from 1914 to 1937. The pheasants he raised were shipped all over the country.

The home of Carl A. Benson, located on a farm near Silverton. A two-story colonial style house. The wide, open front porch has four Tuscan columns and two sets of French doors on either side of the centered front entrance. A shed dormer is over the front porch. Benson was a pheasant farmer in Silverton from 1914 to 1937. The pheasants he raised were shipped all over the country.