The Red House Goldendale

07/08/2025

06/09/2025

That annual chore, installing the window ac units, washing windows and curtains. How I dread it. But also love however briefly having the windows without the lace curtains.

06/06/2025

The Red house is open for touring during the June Blooms-Goldendale garden tour. This Saturday, June 7th 11am-3pm. I’ll be there to try to answer plant questions and Red House history.

06/24/2024

Every year, like clock work, washing windows and curtains I wish I could do away with the curtains.

05/31/2024

Hopkins house between Columbia and Grant, south of the red house. Built in the 1870-1880’s? The Hopkins were Charles Newell’s step father and mother. Their ranch was eventually bought by Franklin Miller’s mother.
The photo is circa 1911. By the 30’s this house was abandoned and severely neglected. A fate destined for the red house if it wasn’t for Franklin Miller.

05/31/2024

The 3rd annual Goldendale June Blooms garden tour is this Saturday, June 1st. 11am-3pm. Tour the Red House garden and 7 other wonderful Goldendale gardens.

Free maps are available on the day of the tour at the presby museum.

Also the Soroptimist plant sale is on the same day at the corner of W Main and Columbia. 9am-2pm.

05/29/2024

An early 1950’s color slide of the red house. New roof and a bathroom for the first time. The house colors are closer to what it was in the beginning. Michael West shared the photo.

04/10/2024

The Red House garden is starting to do its stuff. Crown imperials and Butterfly magnolia.

02/10/2024

Brave little snowdrops making a tentative appearance!

12/12/2023

It’s starting to look more like an antique store than a vacation rental!

12/10/2023

Yes, it’s a very good scale model of the red house.