A fact from Jacob Kamm House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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So I'm reading the NHRP nomination form (available from the Oregon SHPO). It says the "burled ash panelling" came from the Knapp mansion (destroyed in the 1950s), and only mentions leaded glass coming from the Portland Hotel. I suspect The Oregonian source that says paneling and railings came from the Portland Hotel are wrong. I'm not changing it yet, but want to note it here for posterity. tedder (talk) 05:31, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Reading further, the railings are from the Portland Hotel. Probably not the paneling. It does mention the "ornamental ironwork from the courtyard of 'The Portland' is now installed around the front perimiter..." That makes me wonder if the cast iron work now at Pioneer Courthouse Square was installed or stored by Eric Ladd from the 50s to the 80s; I've heard plenty of stories about Eric Ladd having huge amounts of cast iron work stored in a barn or garage. tedder (talk) 05:35, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
More: I'm taking it upon myself to declare 1871 as the actual construction date. Many sources say 1871, some sources say 1872, one or two are WAY off base (1862?!). But the nomination says 1871. tedder (talk) 05:47, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
