Drivers traveling along the quiet rural roads north of Gresham sometimes notice something unusual at the end of a long gravel driveway. Rising about fifteen feet into the air is a slim wooden tower—tall, narrow, and capped with a small gabled roof. Its siding matches the colors of nearby farmhouses, helping it blend into the countryside. Yet one detail immediately stands out: near the bottom of the structure, facing the driveway, is a small glass window.
At first glance, the tower seems mysterious. It’s clearly not a mailbox, far too tall to be one. It isn’t a birdhouse either, though some passing drivers jokingly call it “the world’s tallest one.” It doesn’t resemble a hunting stand or a deer feeder, and it’s much too narrow to be a treehouse.
