320 West Eighth Street
Built 1917 |
Style: Craftsman
#19 on the Map
Deed: Recorded September 10, 1918. Consideration: $1.00. Charles R. Wilson Estate, Inc., to Margaret A. Wilson.
The Wilson House
The Wilsons came to Aberdeen in 1887 and established the Wilson Brothers sawmill. The mill was along the Wishkah River and Heron Street. Their log pond was where the Rotary Log Pavilion sits today. Margaret and her eight children lived in the house (with only one bathroom). It was a tightly-knit family and all the children spent time there throughout their adult lives.
George, aka Dewey, lived in the house most of his life and died there at the age of 103. He had worked as an accountant for the Wilson Brothers Lumber Company all of his life and was a passionate ham radio operator. He was recognized as one of the five most proficient U.S. ham radio operators during his lifetime. The house has changed hands only twice since it was built.”
The house is as originally built with the exception of the roof over the front porch and kitchen cupboards installed in the 1920’s. There is original woodwork and fixtures throughout the seven-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath house. There is a sleeping porch, front and back staircases, and lots of windows. The family owned the entire block and had a tennis court at the corner of Ninth and K.