Experience the elegance of the late Victorian period by touring the home of Captain George Flavel. The 1885 Queen Anne home features original Eastlake influenced woodwork, period furnishings, and exotic hardwood fireplace mantels. Begin your tour at the Carriage House Visitor Center (located behind the house on the corner of 7th & Exchange Streets), which houses additional exhibits, the museum store, and orientation video.
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September 27, 2025RKHOOKERBest Enjoyed From The Outside
We found this house is best enjoyed from the outside. The houses beauty is clearly on the outside. The gardens are very calming & grounding. Take your shoes off & feel the earth underneath the soles of your feet, close your eyes & chill out.
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June 7, 2025AvmigBeautiful
This is an amazing house/museum! If you have an opportunity to tour this place be sure to read the history inside and find the hidden room under one of the staircases. It is extremely well preserved and beautiful. All kinds of cozy nooks and gorgeous hardwood throughout.
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May 9, 2025Grace O
A Glimpse of Past Elegance/Entrepreneurialism
The Flavel House is one of three Astoria OR museums that can be accessed with the purchase of one pass. The price is nominal for all three museums, and together they blend historical views of the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the landscape, the power of the Columbia River, and the many ethnic groups that developed this area, over time. While the Flavel House was opulent for it's time, I am reminded that my modern day technologies make the conveniences of that time period very passe and reminds me to be grateful for being born in this modern era. I turned to my husband after viewing the tin tub and told him that we would have to have him "surgically removed" if he tried to bathe in that small enclosure. It is a wonderful glimpse of economic hierararchy, and privilege, while also learning of the power of the Columbia River/Pacific Ocean confluence, and the birth of bar-piloting/entrepreneurial pursuits.
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January 25, 2025Grace O
Flavel House: Rewards for a life of hard work and foresight
The Flavel House was one of the three museums included on our Clatsop County Historical Society pass, which was a great value. The beautiful, Victorian home, is the culminating comforts of Captain George Flavel's entrepreneurial pursuits. Gender stratification and racial hierarchy can be surmised when reading about the history behind the lifestyle of this family. The grit and ingenuity of previous generations is apparent. It is hard to fathom Mary Flavel was married at age 14, to a husband who was 29 years old. The home is wonderfully restored with authentic furnishings which are historical in and of themselves. The architecture and construction, such as the brick footings under the wrap-around porch, bespeak construction advances through time. The interior is a reminder of how labor intensive life was, even among the wealthy, as compared to the amenities we enjoy today. I observed that my husband would have to be extricated from the small tin bathtub, if he were to attempt a bath in a rare bathroom find, of the times, and he would have a hard time sitting on the low-to-the ground furniture. The self-guided tour placards provide background of "bar piloting" of the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean confluence. The power and treachery of the two opposing bodies of water, known as the "Pacific Graveyard," is a scaffold for the Heritage Museum and the Columbia River Maritime Museum exhibits. It was Flavel who established this life-saving service of bar piloting.
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May 14, 2024Lynette51
Beautifully designed architecture
The woodwork and detail to everything put into this house is beautiful. The story behind it is very informative. The luxury bathroom with the big tub is impressive. Self guided 2 story home.