Council Crest Park
Council Crest
Part of Portland’s affluent West Hills (including King’s Heights, Arlington Heights, Willamette Heights, and Portland Heights) Council Crest has been called, “Portland’s roof garden on the mountaintop,” and once housed an amusement park, christened Council Crest Park in 1907. The area was named Council Crest because it was once thought to be a traditional council ground for Native Americans (though that rumor’s never been substantiated).
Homes here range from ultra-modern builds to Colonial, English, Foursquare, Tudor, Craftsman and even castles. Views from these historic old-world homes (the majority of them were built in the early 20th century) are 180-degrees and feature downtown Portland, Mt. Hood, and the Willamette Valley.
One of the highest points in the Tualatin Mountain range at over 1,000 feet above sea level, Council Crest is home to the stately Pittock Mansion, built by newspaper magnate, Henry Pittock and his wife Georgiana in the early 1900s. Also in arms reach are Forest Park (one of the largest forested city parks in the U.S. at over 5,000 acres), the International Rose Test Garden, the Japanese Garden, and the Oregon Zoo.
If you’d like to experience all Council Crest has to offer, call or email today to see available listings.