Today, the stately tree-line boulevard is pointed to with pride as one of the city's signature assets. The oldest homes on the Row date to the early days of Vancouver Barracks in the mid-1800s. A grassroots effort to save the historic site began in the mid-1970s. In 1980, the property was declared surplus by the U.S. Army. In 1988, the first tenants moved in.
Rent payments cover all operational expenses and are paying off the bonded debt.
Officers Row is paying for itself. Finances are on track with the original plan. George C. Marshall House Built in 1886, this Queen Anne Victorian replaced the Grant House as home for the commanding officer of the Department of the Columbia. The Marshall House enjoyed wide popularity in the 1880s and '90s as the center for sophisticated social activities in local military and civic circles. George C. Marshall was commanding officer at Vancouver Barracks from 1936-38.