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Elaborate Green Mansion Sold for $60,000

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Laurelhurst History: In November 1951, the Oregonian reports the sale of the "elaborate" Green Mansion to the Bitar Brothers. The mansion was later dubbed the "Bitar Mansion" served, for a time, as the Lebanese consulate in Portland.
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Elaborate Green Mansion Sold for Indicated $601000 .... ,' ( . ." "( er "" ...", ..... . ':0.,' ',-" ..... ;........ " .:. "-" .. .• .,a' .. " , '.. _ ... ..J' ,'. \ " " . Laurelhurst mansion of Harry A. Green, executive of Doern. hecher company, has been purchased by RObert A. and Fank A. Bitar for cstin,ated S60,OOO, and will be private residence. The .Barrv .... \. Grccnrnansion, rcpt'oduction C(\$l has been cstilna ted as ClS S1,- 000,000, has been purchased by Robcl't A. and Frank .. ft.... Bitar for a price indicated to be $60,- 000, The dwelling, sit- \If\t€'d at 3316 S. E. 'VclS built on a four-block LClurclhUl'st in 1926·27 by t.he Lorenz brot her$- a t a cost of $410,000. The' bu\"('rs said R0bcrt Bitar his \\:U0. and lour chilctrc-n \\'ill tllakc the placr I their pcr- 111ancnl hOJne. Frank L. 1\1c- Guire, realtor, represented both 6cllcr and purchasers. \ Acclaimed by sotnc architects 85 the most beautiful in the North\vc-st, the home has seven bedrooms. a ballroom. a solari- linl. thrC'c-car garage and 5wirn- nling pool besides the more con· ventional $30.000 Spent on Grounds The \vere landscaped at a cost of about 530.000, and are set off by a 12-'!oot high \\'rought iron entrance grill. The sa Ie price \vas inrlicatC'd by revcnue starnps affixed to thr d('('d. G 1'0Cn for 1l1anV Yea rs of DOflrnbeche"r COlnpany I largest fur- niture plant in the \vest. and is no\v chairnHln of the board. ThE.' Bitar brothers have bern associated lor the past 10 years in building "lork as the Empire Construction company. For 20 years prior to that they ,vere in the grocery business.
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Page 1: Elaborate Green Mansion Sold for $60,000

Elaborate Green MansionSold for Indicated $601000

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Laurelhurst mansion of Harry A. Green, executive of Doern.hecher company, has been purchased by RObert A. and FankA. Bitar for cstin,ated S60,OOO, and will be private residence.

The .Barrv ....\. Grccnrnansion,~phosc rcpt'oduction C(\$l hasbeen cstilna ted as hi~h ClS S1,­000,000, has been purchased byRobcl't A. and Frank ..ft.... Bitarfor a price indicated to be $60,­000,

The gUn1ptuou~ dwelling, sit­\If\t€'d at 3316 S. E. Anken~'

~trcct. 'VclS built on a four-blockLClurclhUl'st ~itc in 1926·27 byt.he Lorenz brot her$- a t a cost of$410,000.

The' bu\"('rs said R0bcrt Bitar~n<i his \\:U0. and lour chilctrc-n\\'ill tllakc the placr I their pcr­111ancnl hOJne. Frank L. 1\1c­Guire, realtor, represented both6cllcr and purchasers. \

Acclaimed by sotnc architects85 the most beautiful in theNorth\vc-st, the home has sevenbedrooms. a ballroom. a solari-

linl. thrC'c-car garage and 5wirn­nling pool besides the more con·ventional roonu~.

$30.000 Spent on Grounds

The ground~ \vere landscapedat a cost of about 530.000, andare set off by a 12-'!oot high\\'rought iron entrance grill.

The sa Ie price \vas inrlicatC'dby revcnue starnps affixed tothr d('('d.

G1'0Cn \va~ for 1l1anV Yea rsprc~idcnt of DOflrnbeche"r .1\~Ianll­factllrin~ COlnpany I largest fur­niture plant in the \vest. and isno\v chairnHln of the board.

ThE.' Bitar brothers have bernassociated lor the past 10 yearsin building "lork as the EmpireConstruction company. For 20years prior to that they ,vere inthe grocery business.

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