Heceta House: A History and Architectural Survey

HISTORY

Books and Periodicals

1. Armstrong, Chester H. Oregon State Parks History, 1917-1963.

2. Billington, Ray Allen. Westward Expansion. A History of the American Frontier. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1960.

3. Dowell, Mary I. "Heceta Head, A Point of Prominence," The Siuslaw Pioneer, 1955, pp. 1-6.

4. Gibbs, James A. Jr. Sentinels of the North Pacific. Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1955.

5. Hays, Marjorie H. The Land That Kept its Promise. Newport, Oregon: Lincoln County Historical Society, 1976.

6. Lomax, Alfred L. "Siuslaw and Willamette Valleys, 1850-91," Oregon Historical Quarterly Volume 36, 1935.

7. McArthur, Lewis A. Oregon Geographic Names. Portland: Oregon Historical Society, Fourth Edition, 1974.

8. Oregon Journal Article, Oct, 21, 1975.

9. Putnam, George R. Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States Cambridge: The Riverside Press, Second Edition, 1933.

10 Straton, Kathy. An Interpretive Plan for the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. Report to Oregon State Parks Branch, Oct. 31, 1975.

11. The Siuslaw News. Article, Nov. 26, 1975.

12. The Siuslaw Oar. Articles, April 19, 1929; July 18, 1930; Jan. 30, 1931; June 12, 1931; Nov. 7, 1931; July 19, 1935; Dec. 26, 1941; Feb. 10, 1950; July 11, 1952.

13. The West. Article, July 4, 1919.

14. United States Lighthouse Service: Instructions and Directions to Lightkeepers. Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, Sixth Edition, 1871.

Documents

Blueprints of Heceta House, from files of U. S. Coast Guard, 12th District.

Oregon Historical Society Records, H. M. Montgomery File.

Record Group No. 26, National Archives documents pertaining to Heceta Head Lighthouse

Region 6 Records, U. S. Forest Service, Heceta Head File.

Waldport Ranger District Records, U. S. Forest Service, Heceta Head File.

Interviews

Les Akerly
Son of lighthouse station construction worker
Florence, Oregon

Stanley Anderson
Gurardsman stationed at Heceta Head
Tigard, Oregon

LeRoy Bay
Son of Keeper Bob Bay
Coos Bay, Oregon

John Brillhart
Former Forest Service Employee, Division of Lands
Portland, Oregon

Thelma Hansen Coma
Daughter of Keeper Olaf Hansen
Seattle, Washington

Rod Dowell
Son of Keeper Ovie Dowell
Florence, Oregon

Rachel Gainey
Niece of Keeper Ted Avery
Salem, Oregon

Bertha Good
Neighbor of Coast Guard Commander Bernhardt
Mapleton, Oregon

Larry Grimshaw
Friend of Keeper Charles Walters
Florence, Oregon

Hazel Johnson
Wife of Keeper Albert Johnson
Aptos, California

Wayne Johnson
Son of Rufus Johnson
Mapleton, California

Catherine Lauris
LCC Board Member
Eugene, Oregon

Jim Lyne
Former Recreation Specialist, Siuslaw National Forest
Sun City, Arizona

Stilnah Stonefield Smallwood
Granddaughter of Charles Stonefield
Waldport, Oregon

Fred Stonefield
Grandson of Charles Stonefield
Florence, Oregon

George Stonefield
Grandson of Charles Stonefield
Florence, Oregon

Lutrell Kemp Stonefield
Former teacher of Heceta Head School
Florence, Oregon

David Talbot
State Parks Superintendent
Salem, Oregon

Anne and Harry Tammen
Caretakers, Heceta House
Heceta Head, Oregon

Emma Walters
Wife of Keeper Charles Walters
Portland, Oregon

Mike Walters
Son of Keeper Charles Walters
Portland, Oregon

Mildred Hansen Wells
Daughter of Keeper Olaf Hansen
Seattle, Washington

John Gunter
Oregon State Highways Employee
Florence, Oregon

Lt. R. J. Williamson, Coast Guard
Compiler of National Register Nomination
Seattle, Washington

Robert E. DeRoy
Son of Keeper Frank DeRoy
Vallejo, California

ARCHITECTURE AND RENOVATIONS

Blumenson, John J. G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms. 1600-1945. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1977.

Hammett, Ralph W. Architecture in the United States. A Survey of Architectural Styles Since 1776. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976.

Harris, Cyril M. (ed.). Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

Mass, John, (ed.). Victorian Architecture. Two Pattern Books by A. J. Bicknell & W. T Comstock. Watkins Glen, New York: The American Life Foundation & Study Institute, 1976.

Smith, Kidder. A Pictorial History of Architecture in America. New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, Inc., 1976.

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects. Washington D. C.

Project Consultants

Dr. Stephen Beckham
History Professor, Lewis and Clark College
Portland, Oregon

Loyd Collette
Resource Assistant, Waldport Ranger District
Waldport, Oregon

Dr. Philip Dole
Architectural Historian, University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Jim Gibbs
Author
Yachats, Oregon

Dr. Robert Scheina
U. S. Coast Guard Historian
Washington D. C.

Kathy Straton
State Parks Special Assistant, Public and Legislative Affairs
Salem, Oregon