After this stunning English Cottage–style home was completed in 1926, The Oregonian declared it a "crown jewel," and "one of the most attractive in the entire Eastmoreland district." It looks just as lovely one hundred years later, thanks to its fairy tale of a front facade (that stonework and those rolled eaves), gorgeous preserved woodwork and stained glass, and bathrooms enveloped in colorful Pratt & Larson tile.

Status: Off market, after being listed for $2,950,000 on 4/17/2025. 

Historic architect Wade Pipes was a devotee to the Arts and Crafts movement, designing 70 houses across Portland in the early 1900s, and this one on NW Summit Avenue was popular—and made even more so after a recent interior remodel by Peony Architecture. We loved the handmade tile, custom cabinets made from locally sourced walnut, and British wallpaper on the ceiling, all of which keep within the Pipes-ian ethos. And, bonus: there's a tower.

Status: Sold for $1,670,000 on 5/12/2025, after being listed for $1,850,000 on 2/21/2025.

Honestly, this house had us at the primary bedroom's walk-in closet. It was created from a former bedroom, making it quite large and with dreamy forest and river views. But that was just one of the perks of this custom home's ’70s-meets-midcentury aesthetic, which also came with soaring 20-foot-high ceilings with exposed beams, an original igneous stone fireplace that looks Flintstonian, and two bonus lots.

Status: Sold for $955,000 on 9/8/2025, after being listed for $1,195,000 on 5/1/2024.

When this storied home was first built in 1910, it was unique in this countrified Lake Oswego neighborhood for its classic California bungalow stylings. In 1999, it was included in architectural historian William Hawkins's book Classic Houses of Portland, Oregon: 1850–1950. Sixteen years later, it was slated for “redevelopment.” Luckily, the Lake Oswego Preservation Society tipped off the historic preservationists at McCulloch Construction, and they stepped in to save it, remodeling for current updates, like a primary en-suite, while maintaining the historic detail.  

Status: Off Market 

This house by Saul Zaik, a second-generation PNW modernist, was considered one of his best, and certainly his most personal: It was built in 1961 by the architect for his family, and not seen in its entirety until it was listed this year. Located on a wooded half-acre in the Forest Park neighborhood, the trees are never far from view here, from the “outdoor rooms” threaded through the entry sequence, to the carefully placed windows that capture the understory.

Status: Sold for $1,296,000 on 11/7/2025, after being listed for $1,599,000 on 7/17/2025.

Built in 1950 for descendants of the Henry Weinhard brewing empire and pristinely remodeled and restored in recent years, this is the first time this house has been on the market in its 75 years. That means everything—from the 40-foot-long living room wing encased in wood, to the octagon-shaped "gazebo" family room, and the kitchen's green six-burner Lacanche range—has been polished to a shine and is ready to go.

Status: Still listed, now asking $4,868,290, after being listed for $5,250,000 on 5/30/2025.

Between 1925 and 1952, master craftsman Henry Steiner, along with his two sons, built about 100 log cabins, many in the Mount Hood corridor. “Steiners” can be hard to come by, as they don't change hands very often. However, this 1941 cabin on 10 acres in Sandy popped up in late 2024, probably because it needed some TLC. Despite the ragged condition, someone still felt the pull of the signature Steiner aesthetic, apparent in things like the bent tree branch used for a stair railing, and the gnarled stump of a door knob.

Status: Sold for $358,750 on 9/18/2025, after being listed for $599,950 on 11/18/2024.

This house is like something out of a dream. Called "Blank House" and designed by Jennifer Bonner of the Portland-based studio MALL, the listing included a sizable lot in the Overlook neighborhood, design of a house inspired by a candy motif, future construction, and building permits. Alas, it's since come off market, so we will have to wait a little longer to see the vision fully realized.

Status: Off Market

Just a gorgeous historic mansion, originally designed by architect A. E. Doyle and with a front row seat on Laurelhurst Park, that's been revamped from top-to-bottom by renowned firm Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. In other words, from the custom animal illustrations by Lonesome Pictopia, to the brick party patios twinkling under string lights, there's gorgeousness in every corner of its 6,587 square feet.

Status: Still active, listed at $5,998,000 on 6/20/2025. 

This listing comes with a nickname (“The Love Nest”), design provenance (Eugene architect Otto Paul Poticha), and nothing ordinary about how it looks. In part, that's due to the two glassed sections that compose the front facade and flank the entry, all perched at the top of the steep lot, offering plenty of serene treetop views and the feeling of a different sort of nest.

Status: Still active, listed at $1,095,000 on 9/17/2025.