Ashford Mansion

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Ashford House
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The Ashford Mansion December 5, 2007
LocationMount Tahoma Canyon Road, Ashford, Washington
Area Architecture
Built1903 [1]
ArchitectCora Ashford
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 84003560 [2]
Added to NRHP1984

The Ashford Mansion, also known as the Ashford House is a turn of the 20th century residence located in Ashford, Washington. The house was built in 1903, in the Colonial Revival style by Cora Ashford, for whom the town of Ashford is also named. The building was constructed of solid grain Douglas Fir, with a porch enclosing three sides of the main floor and a covered veranda on each end of the second floor. The mansion is located in south Pierce County, seven miles from the Nisqually River Entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. From the time of its construction until 1967 the mansion stayed in the Ashford family. After its sale the mansion served at different times as a private residence, an English-style bed and breakfast, and is currently rent-able for various functions. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Ashford Mansion". Ashford Mansion. 2008-02-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-02-19.

Coordinates: 46°45′35″N122°01′37″W / 46.7597°N 122.0269°W / 46.7597; -122.0269