Gordon House Conservancy

Frank Lloyd Wright. If you know the name and you haven’t been in New York City to the Guggenheim Museum or to the outskirts of Chicago or Pennsylvania then this is really the only place around that one can see a truly amazing piece of architecture. That is simply all there is. This house is the one and only example here in Oregon.
The house is known as the Gordon House because of the original owners of it. This location is also not it’s original location. The descendants of the family decided to do something else with the land the structure was on so in stepped the foundation associated with Frank Lloyd Wright and they relocated the house to Silverton. From the website «The Gordon House, the only building in Oregon designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, offers guided tours of the interior of the house. The tours are conducted by knowledgeable and entertaining docents who will cover the theories and practices of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, the story of how an Oregon farm family commissioned Mr. Wright to design their new home, the near destruction of the home in 2000 and the rescue, dismantling, moving and reconstruction of the house in Historic Silverton next door to The Oregon Garden.»
The tours are $ 15 and they even offer overnight stays. It is simply a sight to see and even if you aren’t an architecture buff, there’s nothing like this house to see and the Oregon Gardens are rather incredible as well.
Enjoy.

we went last Saturday, $ 5 a person for a self-​guided tour. parking was a mess, due to some bicyclist event. but the house is situated next to parking lots, so the walk isn’t too bad, unless it’s 90+ degrees as it was when we visited. House is just over 2000 square feet, and divided into two levels. the upper level has two bedrooms, and two balconies. downstairs is two more «wing» rooms and one grand living room. the place is very geometric in design, with tons of light absorbing the entire house. upstairs it’s kinda of squished, with low headroom. but the kitchen and living room have super high ceilings. I guess they do weddings here, and I highly suggest this location for such an event. the story of the house is amazing, and is documented well throughout the house with museum quality readables/​facts/​stories.

Silverton, OR: Amazing to walk around an authentic Frank Lloyd Wright designed home.
It is the only FLW designed building in Oregon and the only one open to the public in the Pacific Northwest. Tours are available by reservation to view the inside, at $ 15 per person.
This beautiful house is located just inside the grounds of The Oregon Garden. You can park for free in the lot at the front of the building and walk around the perimeter of the house. Several information signs have been placed on the front yard border, along a gravel path somewhat towards the left as you face the front door past the carport.
Definitely worth a visit and you can easily combine it with a tour of the Oregon Garden.
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The history of this masterpiece of art is a great story and a great history. Of course frank lloyd wright was an amazing architect.
Our tour guide was great and it didn’t feel stuffy and museum like. For architect or modern art enthusiasts check this out.

The tour guide was fantastic, great sense of humor and extremely knowlegable. The hour long tour, $ 15/​pp, just flew by. The house itself is small, but the details are astounding (you’ll have to take the tour to find out what those are). We learned a lot about FLW’s vision of the Usonian home and was glad to see such an example preserved here.
Tour began downstairs in the main room, went through the kitchen and «workspace», then upstairs to the bedrooms and cantilever balcony. The tour ended with a 10 minute video of how they moved the home to it’s current location.
Highly recommended! (It is located through the same entrance as the Oregon Gardens)

Make sure you make a reservation as the house is open only by guided tours. The only Frank Lloyd Wright designed building in the State of Oregon. It was built nearby and moved to The Oregon Garden to save it from being demolished. Excellent tour guide provided so much information about the house. I recommend the tour.

I went to the Gordon house on a road trip from LA to Portland, and if you get a chance, go take a tour. Might as well include the Oregon Gardens (the property the house is located on) and it’s an easy day trip from Portland too.
Really cool story behind the home and some brilliant ideas and concepts for American homes came to life with this design. I loved the kitchen and all the natural light in every room. More details here as well as my photos:

The only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Oregon. From the moment you get in, the whole house is pure design porn. Our tour guide was a warm senior lady, she answered all our questions. It was nice that we were the only ones in the tour.

I can’t say too much about the Frank Lloyd Wright house, because I got there after closing on Sunday, so obviously I missed the tour. I will have to go back, even though it is a far drive from Portland. I was most impressed that there was a Wright House in Oregon, especially since I am flying across the country in a few weeks to see Falling Water outside of Pittsburgh. I did peek in the windows and it looked like quite a house. There is a nice story associated with the house, and I hope to have a chance to take the tour.

I have toured the Gordon House three times now and always enjoyed the experience. The commenter who was upset about not being able to get a tour at the last minute and then proceeded to slam a volunteer (those «clerks» are not paid employees) doesn’t seem to have much of an understanding of how small projects of passion are run. The Gordon House is not a very profitable destination at this point. The people who love it do what they can to get donations and lease out the space for events so they can keep the place running. $ 10 is indeed a steal for the scheduled guided tours.
Make sure to call at least a day in advance to see what tour times are available. They typically run from noon-​3pm, but if there is an event the tours can’t be conducted.
It’s a lovely and unique home with an amazing story, and currently the only way for Oregonians to experience Wright’s architecture in person without hopping a plane.

We are staying at The Oregon Garden Resort and were told at check-​in yesterday that we could visit The Gordon House from 11:00 am — 3:00 pm as they had tours there on the hour. ()My Moon Handbook for Oregon (guide book) says the very same thing.) So when I called The Gordon House asking for a 3:00 pm tour at 2:45 today I was disappointed to learn from a drip of a clerk that this was not the case. When I told her that the hotel had given me the information SHE SIGHED HEAVILY and said «they have been told not to put it that way.» They now require reservations in advance to see the house. The clerk told me (with a hauteur that is surprising for such a non-​descript and absolutely unecessary attraction) that they have NO SET SCHEDULE for their tours and that they are only given at the discretion of the Gordon House. When I explained that we had only today to see the house, she hemmed and hawed for 20 seconds or more and finally said, «Well…I…Guess…I…Could…Give…You…A…Tour…Today (pauses hers, bedrudging every word)) but I gotta split by 4:00 o’clock!» Split, really? SPLIT? 1968 much? I, of course, said, «DON’T BOTHER.» She was going out of her way to give me a tour of the place? The ONLY attracfion in Silverton besides the lame Oregon Garden itself and she’s doing ME a favor?. Really? REALLY? I say skip this place entirely — ESPECIALLY THE GORDON HOUSE — and including The Oregon Garden. It is not a «real» destination anyway — it is manufactured for the over-​80 set. And I say let them keep it. There are FAR MORE important FLW houses. Try Oak Park, IL! This is a backwoods byway where the people who should be promoting their attractions are turning their customers away. The staff there are obviously louts. (Read the other reviews for confirmation!!) You have been warned! THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO RUN ONE OF ONLY TWO (!) ATTRACTIONS IN SILVERTON, OREGON!

The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at the tail end of his career and built after his death.
It’s the only Frank Lloyd Wright home in the Pacific Northwest that is open to public touring by appointment.
How the Gordon House came to live in Silverton, Oregon is a bit of a story, although oddly it is not actually far from its original home (about 30 miles away.) Its a great story of preservation in the face of a shortsighted attempt by new owners to demolish this original Usonian home. There are only three Frank Lloyd Wright homes in the Pacific Northwest, and the others are privately owned, so being able to visit this house is a unique opportunity.
We appreciated the intimate personalized tour. We were able to arrange ours a day ahead of when we were going to be in the area, and our call was returned within the hour. The tour cost $ 10 a person, a bargain. The tour guides are volunteers, mainly retired, passionate architecture buffs, but clearly they do this out of love for FLW and the house. The guide we had was very knowledgeable and passionate about the building and its legacy.
The Gordon House is remarkably well preserved for a home that needed to be moved in 4 pieces across Oregon and reassembled in Silverton.
It’s a must see for any Frank Lloyd Wright fan or architecture buff.