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Our Home in Gold Beach, Oregon
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1947 Bill Zimmerman starts raising the walls
In 1947, my father began building our home in Gold Beach, Oregon. While building the house, my mom and dad lived in a tent. This picture, taken in 1947, shows that the building site has been leveled and construction is underway. My father used a garden hose filled with water to level the area where the Gold Beach home was to be built. Here he has the floor and one wall erected.




1947 Gold Beach house is framed
The frame is almost complete in this 1947 picture of the Gold Beach home.




1947 Roof and Walls complete
Tar paper is now on the roof and most of the outside sheathing is complete. This picture shows the view of the Rogue River valley.




1948, the finished home
This picture, taken in 1948, shows the finished house. My brother is standing near the fireplace chimney.




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