The Joan of Arc Vacation Rental 735 Oregon Street ( Highway 101 ) P.O. Box 1264 Port Orford, Oregon 97465 |
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| History of the Joan of Arc |
The Joan of Arc was partially constructed from lumber and other
fixtures that were salvaged from a steamship with the same name
after it drifted off course during bad weather and ran aground in
Port Orford in 1920.
The Joan of Arc steamship was built by Rolph ship builders of San
Francisco in 1918 and was used for hauling lumber and supplies from
Portland to San Pedro.
The three mast steamer drifted off course in heavy fog and ran into
Northwest Rock in November of 1920.
The Joan of Arc began taking on water and then drifted northward
until it ran aground near Battle Rock in Port Orford.
The ship's lumber and other items were salvaged and used in several
local buildings, including The Joan of Arc, which was built in 1921 by
the Forty family in an area of town known as "Fortyville".
George Robert Forty came to Port Orford with his family in 1877.
He married Myrtle Selena Joan McGill, whose family came here in
1896. They lived in the home until the mid 1980's and raised two
daughters, Shirley and Dorris.
The Joan of Arc has had three owners since the Forty's. It was used
as a restaurant for a short time in the 1980's. The home gained its
third owner in 1986 who operated it as a Bed and Breakfast.
Grace Lee Bonnell purchased the home in 2002 and began operating
it as a vacation rental. It is also used for garden weddings, family
gatherings and a relaxing place to enjoy the pristine beauty of the
Oregon Coast.
Grace continues collecting items that reflect the history of the ship
and the Forty family, like the upright grand piano that graces the
living room in the same place that the Forty family kept their own.
The existing piano was once owned by Ellen Waring and travelled
around the Horn on its way to Oregon.
Visitors are encouraged to play the carefully tuned piano and "step
back in time" as they play the myriad of games available or curl up
and read one of the many books from the home's bookshelves.
More history can be discovered throughout Port Orford, the oldest
township on the Oregon Coast.
fixtures that were salvaged from a steamship with the same name
after it drifted off course during bad weather and ran aground in
Port Orford in 1920.
The Joan of Arc steamship was built by Rolph ship builders of San
Francisco in 1918 and was used for hauling lumber and supplies from
Portland to San Pedro.
The three mast steamer drifted off course in heavy fog and ran into
Northwest Rock in November of 1920.
The Joan of Arc began taking on water and then drifted northward
until it ran aground near Battle Rock in Port Orford.
The ship's lumber and other items were salvaged and used in several
local buildings, including The Joan of Arc, which was built in 1921 by
the Forty family in an area of town known as "Fortyville".
George Robert Forty came to Port Orford with his family in 1877.
He married Myrtle Selena Joan McGill, whose family came here in
1896. They lived in the home until the mid 1980's and raised two
daughters, Shirley and Dorris.
The Joan of Arc has had three owners since the Forty's. It was used
as a restaurant for a short time in the 1980's. The home gained its
third owner in 1986 who operated it as a Bed and Breakfast.
Grace Lee Bonnell purchased the home in 2002 and began operating
it as a vacation rental. It is also used for garden weddings, family
gatherings and a relaxing place to enjoy the pristine beauty of the
Oregon Coast.
Grace continues collecting items that reflect the history of the ship
and the Forty family, like the upright grand piano that graces the
living room in the same place that the Forty family kept their own.
The existing piano was once owned by Ellen Waring and travelled
around the Horn on its way to Oregon.
Visitors are encouraged to play the carefully tuned piano and "step
back in time" as they play the myriad of games available or curl up
and read one of the many books from the home's bookshelves.
More history can be discovered throughout Port Orford, the oldest
township on the Oregon Coast.
| Contact: 1-541-332-0516 Send Email Reservations: 1-800-735-1037 |
| Vacation Rental in Port Orford, Oregon |
| "A Step Back In Time" |
| Reflections of the Past |
| The Forty Family |
