Built between 1872 and 1881 by Clarence or Pamelia Oxnard

A simple Italianate in the Washington Avenue neighborhood

Sometimes the build dates are elusive

The Oxnard family had been in Portland from the early 1800s. Clarence’s father, William was a merchant who was advertising a wide variety of English and West India goods in 1810. Clarence was born in to William & Mehetable Oxnard 1833 and grew up in the mansion built by Charles Q Clapp on Spring Street. He acquired the land for our subject, along with most of the land on this side of Everett Street from William in 1869. In 1872, he was assessed $58.61 for a new sewer on Anderson Street but Everett Street is not mentioned.

9 Everett Street measures 20′ on the street and is 34′ deep. It is 2 stories with a third in the garret. There is a 20′ x 6′ single story addition on the rear. But for the flat corner boards, it is devoid of trim. The windows are simple openings with plain casings. The embossed concrete block foundation is not original. The 1924 tax record lists a brick version.

The 1876 Bird’s eye of Portland seen above shows a house on our subject lot but it’s generic and does not have the correct orientation to the street. I’m not sure there was anything here yet.

Clarence Oxnard and Pamelia Warren were married in 1872. Pamelia was born to George & Jane Warren in Portland in 1844. I find no record of any children. Clarence died of diphtheria in May of 1876. Pamelia inherited our subject. In 1881 she leased it to Nellie Griffin. That document mentions a house. Presumably it is the house we see now. In 1882, Pamelia sold the property to her brother-in-law, Frederic Oxnard. In 1890, he sold it to the tenant, who had married and was then known as Nellie Parker.

Nellie Griffin Parker was born in 1863. There is no record of who her parents were and the 1863 city directory lists 27 different males with the surname of Griffin so it’s anyone’s guess. on the 1900 census, she stated her parents were Irish born. Nellie and Thomas Parker were married in 1882. Like his bride, Thomas’ parents are not known. He was born in 1852. In 1900, he stated his father was Canadian and his mother Irish. They had 7 children of which 3 lived to adulthood. Thomas was a railroad laborer.

Thomas Parker died in October of 1912. No cause is noted. Nellie lived here until late 1925. Clinton & Maude Hersey purchased the property from Nellie and took a mortgage from her for $500.00. The next year the Herseys sold it to a real estate broker named Almon Libby of Portland. Libby sold it to Gregorio & Philomena Sant Angelo in 1928. Nellie Parker, in 1928, claimed her mortgage had been breeched and filed for foreclosure. Almon Libby paid off this mortgage prior to selling the property.

Gregorio Sant Angelo was born in Roccamorice, Abruzzo, Italy in 1897. He came to the US in 1920 having served in the Alpini Corps during WWI. In 1925, he married Philomena, Phyllis, Ferrucci in Portland. Phyllis was born in Portland in 1904. The Sant Angelos had 4 children. Gregorio worked as a mason, then foreman for various contractors. He died in 1981 at which time the property passed to Philomena and the children. Philomena Ferrucci Sant Angelo lived here until her death in 2005.

9 Everett Street is listed as a single family home. The condition is good.

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