Heart of Hillsboro Neighborhood

Shute House Needs Caring Owner 11/2001

Historic House for Sale

Century-Old Shute House Needs Caring Buyer
By Wyatt Newman

The House of prominent Hillsboro banker and Washington County commissioner,
John W. Shute is in need of a new owner who wishes to keep its historical
character intact.
The house, located at 2140 East Main was built in the 1890's it is thought
by John Shute on land purchased from J.J. Morgan known as the Fairview
Addition. Shute was reputed to be quite wealthy and owned 640 acres of
Farmland just outside the city.

Shute, born in New York in 1840, came to Oregon via the Panama route, not
the canal, as it was not completed yet. He farmed on land he purchased in
Washington County until 1888, when he incorporated the First National Bank
in Hillsboro.The Shute home remained in the family until it was sold in 1908
by Lewis Shute, his eldest child of four children from his first wife. The
house has had a series of owners since and is currently unoccupied.

The Shute house retains much of its original architectural integrity. It
has been placed on the Hillsboro cultural resource inventory because of its unique architecture and its association with the prominent citizen John Shute.

Architecturally, the structure is classified in the Second Empire style. It is massed in a "T" plan with attached garage and a projecting back porch that looks over a garden area. A separate structure in the back is thought to be an ice house. The dormers are considered to be the most unique
feature of the house. The interior has been through several alterations.
Originally, the walls were cheesecloth-covered planks covered with layers of
wallpaper. The ceiling has been lowered. Modifications were also made to
form two apartments.

You can see Patty's Heimerl's Shute House photo essay below.

Interested buyers may call 503-780-0444.

Links

Shute House Photo Essay