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Perched on a scenic bluff above the Pacific Ocean, Shore Acres began as a private estate with luxurious gardens featuring trees, shrubs, and flowering plants brought from around the world aboard the sailing ships of pioneer lumberman and shipbuilder Louis J. Simpson.
Simpson developed the summer home into a showplace three-story mansion complete with a heated, indoor swimming pool and a large ballroom. The grounds contained five acres of formal gardens, including a Japanese-style garden built around a 100-foot lily pond.
When fire destroyed the mansion in 1921, Simpson began to build an even larger replacement – two stories high and 224 feet long. However, financial losses in the 1930s caused both house and grounds to fall into disrepair. In 1942, Simpson’s beloved Shore Acres was purchased by the state of Oregon for use as a public park.
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Meet the Friends of Shore Acres
In 1985, the state of Oregon passed legislation to enable private, non-profit cooperatives to work with state parks. Their mission: to provide educational and interpretive services to state parks and their visitors.
On December 4, 1986, an organizational meeting of the Friends of Shore Acres was held in Room 12 of Sumner Hall at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay.
... more elve people attended. They were Andy LaTomme, Park Manager; George Guthrie, Shore Acres Landscape Maintenance Superintendent; Ron Hjort, Oregon State Parks; Mike Bodkin; John Bergen; Karen Wuethrich; Marty Giles; John Garner; Dick Hansen; Tony Mason; Shirley Bridgham; and David Bridgham.
Our Mission Statement . . . “The purpose of Friends of Shore Acres, Inc. is to participate in Interpretive, Educational, and Physical Development Programs with Sunset Bay State Park District (now Sunset Bay Management Unit).”
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