The Simpsons Of Shore Acres

STEPHEN DOW BECKHAM

Publication: Arago Books, 1971, Portland, Oregon

First edition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Color stiff pictorial wrappers, vii [3], 37 [1] pp., introduction, double column, illustrated from photographs, portraits, map, bibliography.

Shore Acres was once the 1,600 acre estate of the Louis J. Simpson family. This cliffside site runs several miles along the southern Oregon coast near Coos Bay. Known to the Simpsons as Shore Acres, the properties are today part of the Oregon State Highway Commission's seashore park system. A beautifully produced booklet with scenes of the grounds, buildings, home interior, and gardens.

Louis J. Simpson (1877-1949) was an American shipping and timber magnate and the founder of North Bend, Oregon. Fine, bright copy.