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Aug 2017 Google Maps
COMMENT
On Aug. 3, 2018, Linfielder Ruben Contreras Jr., commented
at/about Mac News Facebook page Aug. 3, 2018 posting, "As I recall Dr.
Northup came to the college c. 1890. He taught a course called Evidences of
Christanity (among many others I'm sure.) At the end of the Evidences course
his last assignment began with the question "do you believe it?" If
so, he said "live it."
He wore a couple different toupees, one
apparently for more formal occasions. Somehow along the way he was referred to
as "old baldy." He served both as McMinnville Mayor, and as an
officer, I believe, at Oregon Mutual Insurance. Sadly the 1930s Northup Library
building dedicated to this very historic college figure was renamed in recent
years.
The removal of Dr. Northup's name from the college's first stand-alone
library building (previously it was housed in Pioneer Hall) was a very sad day
for the college. His neice, Francis Northup, spent decades working at the
Northup Library, retiring in recent years, I believe."
HISTORY
OF THE HOUSE
Before it was the Northup house at 436 SE Baker, it was
apparently home of McMinnville College President Rev. E.C. (Edward Coffin) Anderson (served
1881-1887, not to be confused with President Elam J. Anderson, served 1932-1938).
Later, this was the home of Linfielders Roy Deane "Hap" and Marian
Mahaffey. He was the long-serving head of Linfield forensic program, including
serving as Linfield speech team coach. He also headed the college's drama
department. She was best known as long time owner/operator of Lon Dee Flowers,
located 103 SE Baker, in a building which is now home of Hopscotch Toys.
More
Mahaffey info here:
About
the house at 436 SE Baker, McMinnville, the Historic Resource Survey City of
McMinnville Yamhill County, Oregon said in 1980:
"This house is a large two and one-half story building
of Italianate styling. It is of wood frame
construction with a concrete foundation.
The house is basically square with a medium pitched hipped roof with
hipped dormers. The cornice line is
boxed with brackets. The home is
decorated by an open one-story porch in front, pilasters at the corners, and
simple shelf cornices on the window moldings.
The front door is recessed into the house two feet; the walls of the
recess feature Italianate panels. There
is a gabled one-story extension on the rear of the home which looks to be about
the same age as the home itself. It has
irregular window bays on the northern elevation; windows are more regularly
sized and spaced on the other sides. The
house is in need of some repair and is in fair condition.
"This house was the home of one of Linfield’s first
presidents, Dr. Anderson. Dean of the
College, Emanuel Northup lived here in 1912.
The house was used for a fraternity house for a time. The Roy Mahaffeys bought it from Linfield
College around 1950. According to Dr.
Mahaffey, the basement, the back ell, and the third floor dormers were all
added long after the house was built.
Dr. Mahaffey is a graduate and long-time professor at Linfield.
"One of McMinnville’s older historic resources, this
home sits in a somewhat threatened position.
South Baker is a busy throughway, part of Highway 99W."
