Colonial Revival Estate

The Baird House

Designed in 1912 by architects S.E. Watkins & Son, the Baird House is a striking example of Colonial Revival architecture in Newberg. The home was built for E.C. Baird, a local merchant who owned a general store on First Street near Johnson’s Furniture and Hardware, reflecting the prosperity of Newberg’s early twentieth-century business community.

With its balanced proportions and stately presence, the residence captures the architectural elegance that defined many of the town’s prominent homes during this period. The laceleaf maple trees that grace the front yard today were planted around 1925 and have become a defining feature of the property’s historic landscape.

Now serving as the residence of the President of George Fox University, the Baird House continues to play an important role in the life of the community while preserving a beautiful piece of Newberg’s architectural heritage.