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    Historic Cobbs House

    One of Oregon's most famous houses, the 1918 Frank J. Cobb House (mansion) in Portland, designed by architect Albert E. Doyle. The Jacobean-style mansion with Tudor touches is the largest residence Doyle designed.

    At the center of the mansion's semi-circular drive is a Tudor-arched entrance porch with an oriel leaded-glass window trimmed in stone. Open the doors to a grand foyer that leads to formal rooms with oak-beamed ceilings, paneling, and marble floors. Up the stairs, lined with oak railing and carved balusters, are seven bedroom suites.

    Classic Jacobethan Revival features outside include a two-story turret with a conical roof, five fluted chimneys, and contrasting stone quoins accenting corners.

    The house is also noteworthy for its modern rooms: banks of glass seem to erase the boundary between inside and out. Don't miss the home theater, swanky bar area, and indoor skateboard ramp.

    Large windows, a loggia with three arched openings defined by stone columns, and a dramatic terrace overlook expansive lawns, formal gardens, and a lily pond that complements a Japanese-style tea house. Doyle also designed the original landscape features.


    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Exterior view
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Exterior view
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Arched entrance, looking out
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Main entrance
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Vestibule
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Hall
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Living room as seen from the hall
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Living room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Living room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Bar in the living room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Living room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Hall
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Dining room as seen from the hall
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Dining room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Dining room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Breakfast room
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Veranda
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Reflecting pond
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Attic, indoor skate ramp
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Grand staircase
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Staircase, second floor landing
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Master bedroom
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Loggia
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Reflecting pond
    Cobbs House by Albert E. Doyle
    Deck

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