September 14, 2013
The Cannon Beach Cottage Tour is a fundraiser for the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum.
interlude between cottages
Walking to the next tour cottage, I saw an attractive trellis over two windows.
trellis
As we walked from the wonderful cottage inhabited by collectors toward the next one, we passed an artist’s cottage where the owner was beckoning people to come in.
an artist’s cottage
He may have been greeting particular friends, but I wish I had asked if he was showing his cottage.
The docent at the next little cottage told us no interior photos were allowed, so we refrained.
no interior photos allowed
Even though photos on the fence showed the inside!
Next door to the no-photos cottage, I liked the way windows were used for wind protection.
windows atop fence, at left, for a windbreak on this beachfront home
Just steps away was the foredune and then the beach.
beach path
looking south, the famous Haystack Rock
looking north
Rugosa roses in a beachfront garden
a garden right on the beach
a garden on the next east-west street
Allan’s photo of a sign along the way
Priddy Cottage
The next cottage on the tour was on last year’s tour as well. Because this year’s was the Tenth Annual tour, some favourites from the past were being reprised.
from the program: This cottage is the perfect amalgamation of the archetypical Cannon Beach Cottage and custom artistry. The cottage is a fusion of artistic craftsmanship belonging to the homeowner’s various friends. The custom details range from unique glasswork to fine metalworking. These special additions make this home a pleasure to tour. The Clatsop County Record dates this home to 1924. It was originally constructed of found material, a common trait of the first Cannon Beach settlers — using driftwood, the almighty Spruce, shells, and more. The metal has been designed and created by Darryl Nelson, a third generation Timberline blacksmith, who will be present in the home to answer questions about his work.
Priddy Cottage
Allan photographed the top of the metal gate.
and the front gate detail
front gate and metal arbour
the inside top of the arbour
birdbath inside the front gate
I walked around the outside first.
south side window box
east side windowboxes
bright garage (guest house) doors
entering the back yard
lupines
a sweet friendly dog
Hydrangea aspera
I still want one of these hydrangeas.
garden bench
back of house, with me coming out of guest house (left)
the outdoor fire
I love the guest house to the side of the back garden.
inside the guest house, Allan’s photo
guesthouse, Allan’s photo
guesthouse bouquet
I went in the back door of the house….
bouquet
If you want a good tour of house the house and its decor fit together, check out last year’s post.
another bouquet
Some details:
ceiling lights
Allan’s photo of shelving detail
window and sunlight
It is an extraordinary cottage.
back outside, west window boxes
Another Interlude
By now it was 3:50 PM and we still had four more cottages and a historic hotel to see and only one hour and ten minutes left of tour time! (The tour organizer tells me that next year they will return to having more like nine cottages to see: This was a tenth year anniversary extravaganza.)
Our walk to the next cottage took us to downhill to the very south end of downtown Cannon Beach. This curvacious walkway caught my eye.
curved walkway and shady courtyard
I realized that this was the back side of one of my favourite clusters of buildings.
east side
The east side has an entry to an art gallery which I should go into sometime just to see the inside of the building.
north side of the interesting building
Just to the west of it sits my favourite outbuildings ever.
like a fairy tale cottage
Allan took this photo of a cedar detail.
Just uphill from the tiny fairy tale outbuilding is another house that always makes me stop and look.
I love the green and brown…
and the tower
Next, we visit a cottage that I fell in love with in 2007, the year I discovered the Cannon Beach Cottage Tour.
Tangly Cottage Gardening 