As of 1955

By 1955, Margaret Swanson, who was Edna Allen/Miller's daughter, owned an undivided two-thirds interest in the home.

Frank Allen, who was N. H. Allen's son, along with his wife, Evangeline Allen, owned the other one-third interest. In July 1955 they transferred their ownership to Gordon and Madeline Allen.

First National Bank of Oregon 1967 - 1978

In May 1967 the Allen family lost control of the property when it was put up for sale through a public auction by the First National Bank of Oregon. The property sold for $6500.

Strange as it may seem, the public records indicate that the First National Bank of Oregon owned the house between 1967 and 1978. I know very little about the house in this period.

Clarence and Jewell Pare, 1978 to 1982

The Pares purchased the home in May 1978. These owners were reported to have experienced poor health, and the condition of the house began to deteriorate. They also shared the house with twelve monkeys. The walls were covered with foam and linoleum to muffle the noise, and the side porch was enclosed to allow the monkeys more freedom.

Richard and Theresa Larson, 1982 to 1988

The Larsons purchased the home in May 1982 for $45,000. They made extensive updates to the home -- installing a new electrical system, removing plaster from the lathe-and-paste walls and covering the lathe with drywall, adding fiberglass insulation, and so on.

The Larson's put the N. H. Allen house on the annual tour of Albany's historic homes in 1987. The tour's flier said

When Rick and Terry Larson bought the house, they could see its hidden beauty and painstakingly began their restoration. After purchasing the house, they began to repair what the monkeys had destroyed. Even more damage was caused by roof leaks and birds living upstairs. Rick tackled major restoration work while Terry took on the detailed finishing. Please notice the beautiful tin punch on the kitchen cabinets and the stenciling on the walls. The Larson's love their house but say this may be their last restoration.

Richard and Roseanne Siemens 1988 - 1997

The Siemens purchased the home in May 1988 for $69,500.

Iron cresting returning to Albany roof
(Newspaper article, Albany Democrat-Herald, May 13, 1995.

By Cathy Ingalls

It's like the prodigal son coming home, said Richard Siemens as he gazed for the first time Wednesday at the boxes of cast-iron cresting that blew off the top of his Albany house during the 1962 Columbus Day Storm.

His wife, Roseanne Siemens, called the cast-iron bric-a-brac the birthday candles that had decorated the top of a cake, referring to her house at 208 Sixth Ave. S.E.

The ironwork was returned to the Siemens by representatives of the Boxco/Milligan Foundation of Portland after it was discovered in a Portland warehouse. The foundation is a nonprofit organization founded to preserve the state's historical buildings, said foundation spokeswoman Jane Morrison.

Portland preservationists Jerry Bosco and Ben Milligan discovered the cast iron after the 1962 storm while traipsing around Albany looking at historic houses. One of the builder's descendants had the cresting for sale in front of the house.

The cresting was stored with other artifacts the two men salvaged in the Northwest over several years.

The year before Milligan died, he told the foundation's executive director Cathy Galbraith that he wanted the cresting returned to the Albany house if the current owners would be willing to reinstall it.

The Siemens agreed to put it back on the home.

Cory and Vicki Yeske 1997 - 2002

W. Cory Yeske and Vicki J. Yeske, purchased the home in March 1997 for $155,000. A little more than five years later, in December 2002, after the Yeskes defaulted on their mortgage, the home was sold at a public auction for $129,016. I suspect the drop in value was the result of several factors. Based on the best evidence available to me, it appears the Yeskes started but did not complete a bunch of remodeling projects. Worse, the roof had failed, so the eaves and rafters had significant rot. To my eye, it appeared the home had taken a rather rapid decline in just the last few years. Similarly, the next door neighbor reported that Rick and Terry Larson returned to visit the home and left with tears in their eyes.

Joseph Mendoza and Erika Fradella

On October 29, 2020, Joseph Mendoza and Erika Fradella purchased the home. They have lively young kids, so the home feels cheery when I've dropped by. They also have plans to convert the carriage house and possibly the basement into ADU (accessory dwelling units), so that would allow more people to live on the property ... something that is more in character to its historic use.