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Queen Anne Victorian Mansion

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Queen Anne Victorian Mansion by Christian
Via Flickr:
The Mansion’s original owner, David Cole had it built in 1884 as a wedding gift to his wife, Amanda Laura Boone, great-granddaughter of frontiersman Daniel Boone. Constructed of lumber milled entirely on the property, the original building cost came to $8,000, a large sum in those days. Cole was a ship captain who later owned a chain of local hardware and lumber stores. The house is said to be the first in Portland to have running hot and cold water, central heating, interior electricity, and a windmill-powered water pump.

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I like to go out for a walk on Christmas Eve. Almost everything is closed from noon on 24th until 26th. 

The main celebration begins at six o'clock on Christmas Eve. The family dines together in the evening and exchanges presents. It is a family holiday and we Icelanders take that very seriously. Because of that the streets of Reykjavik are almost empty on Christmas Eve and the only people around are some confused tourist wandering where everyone is