Dr. Luke A. Port House
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Deepwood Museum & Gardens
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| Location | 1116 Mission Street, SE Salem, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 44°55′48″N 123°01′54″W / 44.929894°N 123.031736°WCoordinates: 44°55′48″N 123°01′54″W / 44.929894°N 123.031736°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | William C. Knighton; Lord and Schryver |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Part of | Gaiety Hill – Bush's Pasture Park Historic District (#86002849) |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001581 |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
Deepwood Museum & Garden, formerly known as Historic Deepwood Estate, or simply Deepwood, is a historic house in Salem, Oregon, United States. The home was built by Dr. Luke A. Port, with construction beginning in 1893, and completed in 1894. The historic house and property have been managed since 1974 by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood, and is owned by the City of Salem.
It was designed by William C. Knighton as his first residential commission, and the landscape design was done by the Salem firm of Lord and Schryver starting in 1929. The Queen Anne style house contains Povey Brothers Studio stained glass windows throughout. The construction cost was between $12,000 and $15,000.
Dr. Port was born in Sussex, England, but was raised in Ohio. He served in the Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. A speculator, his business dealings were listed as "undercover" by Dun & Bradstreet in 1867. After settling near San Diego, Port moved his family to Salem in 1884 and opened the drugstore, Port and Son Drugs. His son, Omega, drowned in 1887.
After completion of his new house, Dr. Port sold the home in 1895 to Judge George G. Bingham.
George G. Bingham moved into the home with his wife, Willie E. Harris, and young daughter Alice Bingham (Powell). The family would live in the home for almost 30 years, before George & Willie passed within a few weeks of each other.
While living at 1116 Mission, the Bingham's enjoyed entertaining in their home. George was also an extensive gardener, maintaining a small orchard, large vegetable garden, and some livestock on their 4+ acre property on the south side of Salem.
Alice Bingham, married to Keith Powell, inherited the home after the passing of her parents. She sold it to another Willamette Valley couple, Clifford Brown & Alice Bretherton Brown.
The Browns spent a year completing numerous renovations on the Victorian home before moving in with their two sons, Werner & Chandler. Sadly, Clifford Brown passed in 1927 in a boating accident in British Columbia, leaving his widow in the house.
Alice Brown would be the longest resident of Deepwood. She commissioned Lord & Schryver in 1929 to install the English-style gardens that the property is known for today. She is credited with naming the property Deepwood.
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