Gordon House

The Willamette Valley & Wine Country


Next to the Oregon Garden in Silverton is the Gordon House, the only building in Oregon designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was built in 1964 and moved to its present location in 2002. Opening hours and days vary; reservations essential, book ahead online.


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