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4 generations have celebrated holidays at this Oregon family’s midcentury beach house
4 generations have celebrated holidays at this Oregon family’s midcentury beach house
4 generations have celebrated holidays at this Oregon family’s midcentury beach house

Published on: 12/19/2025

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A sunset is reflected in the ocean-facing glass panels in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.Holiday parties sparkle at the Gray family's beach house.The living room is separated from the family room by a two-sided fireplace.A 50th wedding anniversary portrait of John and Betty Gray was taken in 1995 in front of a stone fireplace wall in the beach house.This is a 2025 photo of the living room in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.A Bertoia chair and ottoman are in the family room in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.A large, handmade drum serves as a coffee table in the family room; smaller drums are end tables.This is a 2025 photo of the kitchen and dining area at John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.Kitchen cabinets are made of teak in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house. A George Nelson Saucer Bubble Pendant dangles from the ceiling clad in rough wood planks.This is a 2025 photo of the hallway of John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.Clear grain cedar panels cover the walls in the John Gray family beach house.This is a 2025 photo of the primary bedroom in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.A guest bedroom in the 1964 John Gray beach house has original finishes.A spiral staircase in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house connects the kids’ top floor to the lower-level laundry room.This is a 2025 photo of the upstairs kids' area in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.The kids' bedroom has four sets of top and bottom bunk beds.The kids' bedroom has four sets of top and bottom bunk beds.This is a 2025 photo of the kids' bunk room bathroom in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.A window in the family room frames the side sunporch.This is the ocean-facing stone terrace outside of John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.The beach house's exterior cedar siding has never been sealed or stained.An exterior door with geometric shapes was carved by renowned Oregon wood sculptor Leroy Setziol. He also created elegant door panels from black walnut and other wood for the Salishan Lodge.This is a 2025 photo of a sculpture in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.This is a 2025 photo of the sun porch in John and Betty Gray’s Oregon beach house.The sunporch with a built-in bench is on one side of the house.The sunporch with a built-in bench is on one side of the house.A weathered birdhouse is attached to a moss-covered tree.The landscape provides privacy without obscuring the ocean views.The landscape provides privacy without obscuring the ocean views.The landscape provides privacy without obscuring the ocean views.

For four generations, a timeless midcentury modern house on Oregon’s central coast has been the holiday gathering spot for the family of environmental philanthropists John and Betty Gray.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/12/4-generations-have-celebrated-holidays-at-this-oregon-familys-midcentury-beach-house.html

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