The Millard Griggs house at 234 E. 11th Ave.,was built at approximately the same time as the Shelley house which stood next door. The Griggs house and possibly the Shelley house were built by Archie Terrell a prolific local builder. Millard Griggs was the owner of the Griggs Hotel on the N.W. corner of 5th and Willamette St. Today known as the Lane Building. Sometime after the house was built a porte cochere was added to the east side of the porch making it easier to access the porch from an automobile. In later years the house was owned by James and Helena Gilbert who ran a boarding house there. The last photo taken circa 1915 shows what a beautiful residential street this section of 11th Avenue used to be.
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