Port Townsend: Open house to celebrate Rothschild restoration

PORT TOWNSEND — An open house celebration at the Rothschild House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday will feature family descendent Dorette Rothschild Lemon.

She will be joined by the Jefferson County Historical Society’s conservator, Laura Reutter, who assisted with the extensive wallpaper restoration project and Gerry Tays, acting historic preservation officer from Washington State Parks.

They will be available to answer visitors’ questions about the family’s history and the restoration work.

In 1868, Port Townsend merchant D.C.H. Rothschild built the family home where it now stands at the corner of Taylor and Franklin streets.

His widow, Dorette, remained in the house until her death in 1918, allowing only minimal changes.

Her daughter, Emilie, lived in the house for almost 78 years.

The family donated the house to Washington State Parks, and it was opened as a museum in 1962.

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