Whidden–Kerr House and Garden

Multnomah County, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Whidden–Kerr House and Garden, located in the unincorporated communities of Riverwood and Dunthorpe in Multnomah County, Oregon, south of Portland, is a Prairie School villa designed by William M. Whidden of the Portland firm Whidden & Lewis in 1901 as his own residence. Built that same year, the house represents what is considered the "best expression" of Prairie School architecture by the firm, one of Portland's most prominent architectural practices of the period. Whidden occupied the property until 1911, when he sold it to businessman Thomas Kerr Sr., whose family developed the accompanying formal garden and maintained the estate until 1987. The site includes a carriage house, now serving as a garage and a contributing feature to the historic designation, and overlooks the Willamette River. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.