The House with the Blue Roof Story with pictures

In 2019 we did a presentation for the TNT (Thursday Night Talks) for the Clatsop County Historical society about the story behind the infamous House with the Blue Tile Roof in Surf Pines at the north end of Surf Pines.

On top of Strawberry hill in this gated community north of Gearhart, there is a house at the highest point along Sunset Beach called “The Strawberry Hill.” In the early 1980s, this house was created as a monument to Pan-Asian architecture with a cobalt-blue tile roof at the highest point of the new platted properties. Even from the weigh station on Highway 101, this tall house stands out as you look west. It has a storied past and seems to have a curse that has followed all owners until the current owner, a well-respected insurance broker from an old Astoria family, took possession. This is a brief history of the house and its unique owners.