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The home sits on a 2.2 acres (1 ha) site on the south side of Forest Grove off Oregon Route 47. Smith House is of a classical Greek Revival design with a side hall floor plan. The gabled side serves as the front of the structure. The two story building includes a basement. The basement consists of stone walls with brick on the top as the foundation. The basement remained cool and was utilized as storage for perishables such as fruit and vegetables.
Above ground, rough-hewn logs were used, as were wooden pegs to hold the timbers in place. Smith hewned the timber by hand using a broad ax. On the main floor there are multiple doors between the same room to allow for church meetings. There were no church buildings in the early days of the community, so religious services were held in private homes. The home has wood floors, with two bedrooms on the second floor. All the windows are partitioned windows. Most of the original structure remains.
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