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Fairytale Lake Oswego stone house with secret garden is for sale at $1.8M
Fairytale Lake Oswego stone house with secret garden is for sale at $1.8M
Fairytale Lake Oswego stone house with secret garden is for sale at $1.8M

Published on: 09/10/2025

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The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.Respected architect Joseph Jacobberger included rich wood finishes over arched doors and a brick, stone and stucco fireplace wall.The modern, high-performance kitchen has marble counters, a island with storage and a professional Zline range with pot filler. Period lighting and large windows offer beautiful sightlines to the surrounding gardens, said the listing agents Allison Williams and Carolyn Spurlock of Spurlock & Williams Real Estate.The dining room and other spaces benefit from transparent doors.The two-story house has 3,074 square feet of living space, some with hardwood floors.The current owner, preservation specialist John McCulloch, saved the historic, storybook-like Arts and Crafts house from the wrecking ball 10 years ago.The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.The house has three bedrooms.The 1910 Emma Austin House at 49 Briarwood Road in Lake Oswego is for sale.The house has three bedrooms.The primary suite has a wardrobe room.The expanded house has two bathrooms and a powder room.The expanded house has two bathrooms and a powder room.A clever wine cellar was added to the basement.Visible from the home is a handcrafted stone fountain.The 1.04-acre property has trees, gardens and daydream-inspiring stone paths.The 1910 Emma Austin House can be seen from the gazebo.Outbuildings range from a shed to a gazebo.The 1.04-acre property has a waterfall and pathways to the handcrafted stone fountain.The 1910 Emma Austin House has a stone exterior and cedar shingle siding to blend with nature.A new garage and stone retaining walls match the home's stonework, according to the Lake Oswego Preservation Society.The lodge-style, stone house fronted by classic Craftsman trapezoidal porch pillars is a “fairytale, with hand-laid river rock, arched French doors and whimsical details that create a magical sense of place united with nature,” said listing brokers Allison Williams and Carolyn Spurlock of Spurlock & Williams Real Estate.

In 1910, when Lake Oswego was known as Sucker Lake and surrounded by fishing shacks, Portland socialite Emma Austin hired prominent architect Joseph Jacobberger to design her vacation home. She moved in and helped launch the idea there of high-end country living.

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