Grissen House

1004 NE 5th Street  |  Built 1889

The Grissen House is a two-story Queen Anne style home built in 1889 by Charles Grissen, one of the founders of Oregon Mutual Insurance Company. Oregon Mutual is one of the oldest and largest businesses in McMinnville and the Grissen House was the first house insured by the company. The house sits on the corner of 5th Street and NE Johnson Street, near the McMinnville School District building. 

The home's distinct blue exterior and attractive style has made it a local landmark as it bookends the Eastern edge of downtown McMinnville. The main entrance to the house has a hip roof which runs the length of the house and covers an extended, formal porch supported by eight Tuscan columns and a built-in bench seat on the with original doors at both entrances. All landscaping is original with a low hedge surrounding the house on three sides including the birch and walnut tree. The interior of the house has many original accessories including a large multi-paneled sliding parlor door, bell shaped chandeliers in the parlor and living room, built-in tongue and groove pine cabinets, China closet in the kitchen, and original porcelain door handles and ornate cast iron hinges. 

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Historic Resources Inventory Documentation