Lindbeck, 1417 Orchard Heights Road NW, (D)

Very little past ownership information of this 1870 house is available until further research. The previous owners were the Bouffleur family, prominent growers at this location as long ago as the 1930s. In 1967, John Lindbeck retired from the US Navy and returned to his hometown to purchase this property. With his wife Carolyn, they continued the sale of fruit from this 36 acre orchard. They sold the property in 2007 for development by a retirement community.

This historic house has a new private owner whose family lives there (2019). The exterior has been repainted a dignified silver with white trim. A tree house and playground for children has been established in the rear of the property.

Below is an aerial view of the Lindbeck land that once surrounded the house. The house is located just below the center of the photograph, at the bend of Orchard Heights Road. The green area next to the house is now being filled with extensive apartment complexes.

(West Salem)