This house was built in 1924 for J.F. Gerot and Susy Gerot, proprietors of a restaurant in the Smeede Hotel building on Willamette Street. It was constructed by Will Goodlove in the Dutch Colonial Revival style with bungalow detailing. This historic photo shows what the Gerot House and its University Street surroundings looked like in the mid 1920’s. The Gerots had a colorful rock garden that, according to reports, “brightened a block that was largely empty meadow,” and won many prizes for their landscaping efforts. The Gerot’s lived here until 1939.
