Wayne Morse - Photo provided by
the Wayne Morse Historical Society

Famous Folks

U.S. Senator Wayne Morse lived at
2058 Harris as a young law professor at the
University of Oregon in the 1930s.

Anthropologist Luther Cressman, who found the 10,000-year-old sandals in Central Oregon and was the first husband of Margaret Mead, lived at 2064 Potter St. for more than 60 years until his death in 1995.

Oregon Governor (1987-1991) Neil Goldschmidt, a charismatic politician until scandal removed him from the spotlight, grew up at 2091 Kincaid. Margaret Wood Goldschmidt, the State’s “First Lady,” grew up a few blocks away, at 1941 Potter.

Howard Hobson, coach of Oregon’s Tall Firs (1939 NCAA Basketball Champions), lived at 1926 Potter from 1938-41. Many UO coaches and athletes have made their homes in the district, including early football coaches Prince Callison (1910 University) and C.H. Huntington (1086 E. 21st).