[1] Contemporarily, it is the headquarters of the Albertina Kerr Centers for Children, a mental health institution in the Portland metropolitan area.

[1][3] The original Louise Home was established in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon by William G. McLaren, who wanted to create awareness for unwed mothers.

[1] Kerr died of typhus in 1911, after which her husband Alexander donated the home to the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society.

[1] The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall was built in 1925 on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) plot of land in Gresham due to an increased need for boarding and medical care for unwed pregnant women, single mothers, and children.

[1] The Louise Home had its own self-sustaining farm that provided meat, dairy products, eggs, fruit, and vegetables for the residents.