The Honorable Andrew A.Jayne
The following information is taken from the nomination to the National Historic Registry for the Ernest S. & Clara C. Colby House.
The Historic Colby House at 1219 Columbia Ave. in Hood River was constructed in 1905. The house is one of the earlier houses built in the city in the Riverview Park Addition. The house was built as one of the first during the building boom period of Hood River's development from 1905-1915. The Hood River Development Company which formed in 1904 was one of the early promoters of residential development. Andrew A. Jayne was the Secretary of this development company. Andrew A. Jayne was a prominent citizen, three term Circuit Judge, attorney, and the State Legislator who submitted the bill in 1908 which created Hood River County, breaking it out of Wasco County. Previously, Wasco County covered this area all the way to Multnomah County. The Honorable Andrew A. Jayne lived in Hood River from 1900-1912, and lived in the Colby House from 1910-1912. The Historic Colby House was named after Ernest S. & Clara C. Colby who owned the home for the longest period of time and reportedly converted the single family residence into a duplex in the 1930's. Ernest was an electrician and manager of Apple City Electric at the time.
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