Margaret Peterson House Has a New Home

Blake Loveland has been wishing for a larger lot for a while now for his store and gas station. When Jay Reiss, the previous owner, built the store, he used every available inch of the lot that he could and wished for more space. When Blake, Mark Loveland and Jay were partners, they had also talked about having more room and how nice it would be if Creed ever sold the house and they could expand their parking lot. After Jay retired, Blake continued to think about expanding the parking lot. That day finally came last year when Blake and Mark heard that Creed Noah would be retiring. Blake chased him down and asked him about buying the house. He purchased the house from Creed on December 18, 2024.

When the news got out that Blake planned to move the house, he had three people who wanted it. For two of the three, it wasn’t going to work out, but it did work out nicely for Holden McKee. The house has found its new home out on Highway 95, across from the McKee dairy. Now that it’s been moved, Blake has ten people that wanted it!

Blake chose to move the house instead of other options because he said that, “It was too nice of a building not to save.” He said the movers said, “The house is in great shape; it is solid and a good one to save.” Many in the community are grateful to Blake for preserving the house. It’s a special house and has been a part of the Cambridge landscape for over 100 years. The house was built by Margaret Peterson in the early 1900’s.

The plan for the now-open space is to put in a stand-alone fuel pump, an RV dump, and a fresh water source, mainly to better accommodate larger RVs. The fuel sign will be moved down to the next property line and the curbing will be removed to make pulling in and out of the station easier. Blake’s goal is to have the project done by high school graduation, but definitely before Hells Canyon Days. He wants to have it done before his peak summer business hits.