On Display until January 7, 2025
Pittock Mansion
Georgiana Pittock and The City of Roses
Overview For Teachers
Georgiana and the City of Roses at Pittock Mansion explores the life and impact of community leader Georgiana Pittock. Her interest in philanthropy and community work improved life for many of Portland’s underserved populations. She also helped make Portland known as the “City of Roses”. The result of her hard work influenced the development of this city just as much as her well-known husband, Henry Pittock. Her legacy continues today through the social organizations she helped to create.
ODE Standards Alignment
- 3rd Grade Multicultural Studies: 3.11, 3.14, Historical Knowledge: 3.11, Historical Thinking: 3.13, 3.14, Social Science Analysis: 3.17
- 4th Grade Multicultural Studies: 4.12, 4.13, Historical Knowledge: 4.12, Historical Thinking: 4.16, 4.17, Social Science Analysis: 4.23
- 6th Grade Historical Thinking 6.17, 6.20, 6.21
- 7th Grade Historical Thinking: 7.25
Important Dates for the Exhibit & Education Programs
Exhibit dates: July 15, 2024 – January 9, 2025
Teacher Weeks: July 28 – August 3 & August 4-10
Educator Open House: July 30th
School tours available September 2024 – November 8, 2024
Download full resource guide here.
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About Pittock Mansion: Pittock Mansion is a 1914 historic house museum in Portland, Oregon operated by Pittock Mansion Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, in collaboration with Portland Parks & Recreation that owns and maintains the buildings on Pittock Campus. Pittock Mansion Society has a mission to inspire understanding and stewardship of Portland history through the Mansion, its collections, and its programs. Visit pittockmansion.org to learn more.
