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1. Slocum House 1867

605 Esther St. Once considered among the most elegant homes in Vancouver, this Italianate villa is renowned for its ornate details including a cupola, elaborate cornice, scrolled brackets, and a widow's walk on the roof. Built by Charles and Laura Slocum, the house was nearly lost to development in the 1960s. Citizen activists saved the historic structure from demolition by having it moved a block north from its original site. Today the building is home the Old Slocum House Theatre Company, which stages a number of theatrical productions annually at this historic site.

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2. Lloyd Dubois House1902

902 Esther St. This Queen Anne-style home, originally owned by the editor and publisher of the city's newspaper, features a broad, wrap-around porch supported by turned posts, jigsaw brackets, and a balustrade.

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3. Cushing-Caples House 1888

712 W. Evergreen Blvd. Well-known house painter Charles Cushing lived in this gable-front home before selling it to John and Harriet Caples. The house has subtle Victorian features. Note the scrollwork along the front porch, the wide verge boards outlining the gable, and the wide fascia boards on the side facades.

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4. Langsdorf House 1910

1010 Esther St. This Craftsman Bungalow with its flat wall planes of brick, low pitched hip roof, and unusual porch is influenced by the Midwestern Prairie style rarely seen in Clark County.

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5. Chumasero-Smith House 1903

310 West 11th St. This American Foursquare is the oldest known home in Washington to be built by a Filipino-American. The structure features classic columns supporting the heavy cornice on the porch, diamond shingles on the front dormer, and a steeply pitched, hipped roof.

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6. Post Office, Vancouver Main 1916

1211 Daniels St. This brick post office with front columns is representative of the Classical Revival architectural style.

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8. Lowell M. Hidden House1884

100 W. 13th St. Lowell Hidden, owner of the Hidden Brick Company, built this two-story Queen Anne-style home with ornamental brick patterns, stained glass windows, and a corbeled chimney.

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10. Swan House1906

714 East 26th St. Front gables, a gambrel roof line, and an ornate oval window distinguish this Dutch Colonial Revival home

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11. "H" Street House1907

2613 H. St. Tapered posts support open beams and rafters over this American Foursquare with Craftsman details.

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12. Vancouver Telephone Exchange1934

112 West 11th St. This late, Art Deco period building, is brick with recessed window bays and scrolls of lamb's tongue patterns on the terra cotta facade. The entrance is surrounded by scrollwork featuring acanthus patterns. A copper and bronze elliptical canopy covers the entryway.

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14. Kiggins House1907

411 E. Evergreen Blvd. This Craftsman-style house has extended eaves with exposed rafter ends and a broad front porch with tapered supports.

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15. Elks Building1911

916 Main St. Members of Vancouver Elks Lodge No. 823, once among the city's most influential business leaders, commissioned this hall with the elaborate brickwork, wrought-iron balconies, compound-arch windows, and Mission-influenced rooflines.

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16. U.S. National Bank Building 1912

601 Main St. Tall, fluted columns on projecting plinths frame an arched entrance to this five-story building that is an example of early 20th-century Commercial style.

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18. Evergreen Hotel1928

500 Main St.

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