Chief Factor's House

by Greg, age 10, grade 4

The Chief Factor 's house was also called The Manager's Residence, The Big House, The Governor's House, McLoughlin's House, and The Doctor's House. The building was finished in 1836. When the fire happened the original house was destroyed. Very little was known about the house. The house had ten rooms. Dr. John McLoughlin had 15 kids. Six of them lived to be teenagers. Nine of them died. The picture below shows the office.

Fort Vancouver