Thomas J. Flippin House

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Explore the beautiful, Victorian Era rooms of the Thomas J. Flippin House.

The Castle is furnished authentically to the turn of the 19th century.

Visitors to the Castle enter into the Salon, the term used in Victorian times to describe a large central reception room. Three openings off the Castle’s salon lead to the Music Room, the Study and the Dining Room. Jewel-toned carpets are featured throughout the Castle’s main rooms and up the grand staircase.
The Music Room features a number of antique instruments including a large square grand piano on the left, an intricately carved upright, and a pump organ, as well as an auto-harp, a hand-carved violin, an Edison talking machine, and a Victrola.
A dining table purchased from Portland’s iconic department store Meier & Frank over a century ago is set with antique china under luminescent art glass chandelier shades in the Castle’s Dining Room. An ornate heating unit vented from a wood furnace replaces a traditional fireplace in the Castle’s Dining Room. The fireplace surround was imported from England, while the mottled glazed ceramic tile is American made. The china cabinet was donated by the Waris family of Clatskanie.
The Dining Room Turret is an ideal place to have breakfast, afternoon tea, or play a game of cards.
Shelves full of books, a roll-top desk, and a late-Victorian seating group are featured in the Study, just off the central salon.
A modern catering kitchen with a vintage look has been added near the historic kitchen to serve special events at the Castle.
Behind the Columbia brand wood stove are the original shiplap walls which were discovered during the restoration of the Castle, under seven layers of wallpaper.
Shades of teal and lavender in the stained glass window hanging reflect the peacock-inspired colors in this bedroom/bath suite. On the wash stand beneath the window is an antique “mother of pearl” pitcher and bowl set.
 A queen-sized four-poster bed with an antique hand-crocheted spread, a colorful “Gone With the Wind” lamp, and rich teal velvet drapes make the main floor Peacock Suite both luxurious and cozy.
An antique Eastlake settee and chair displayed with marble top dressers and table, “Gone With the Wind” lamp, and sumptuous lace and velvet drapes form a lovely and comfortable searing area in the spacious, second-floor Rose Suite, available for overnight stays.
The queen-sized bed is positioned in an alcove in a style popularized by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello home. The cabinet at the right was once the final stop for the Castle’s dumb waiter system.
The top of the north turret, entered through the Rose Suite, has been restored to its original purpose of a playroom, displaying the Castle’s collection of antique children’s toys, books, and clothing.
A restored and heated tile floor announces the Castle’s construction
start date of 1898. The antique clawfoot tub, now equipped also for showers, was originally in the historic Astor Hotel in Astoria.