Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District

The Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District comprises a portion of the central business district of Salem, Oregon, United States. Located on the Willamette River transportation corridor and near Jason Lee's Mission Mill, Salem's downtown area was first platted in 1846. Subsequent development patterns closely reflected the drivers of Salem's growth as an important agricultural and commercial center. Surviving buildings represent a wide range of architectural styles from the 1860s through the 1950s.[1] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[2]

Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District
The historic district's Smith & Wade Building (left, historic name, ca. 1870) and Salvation Army Building (right, historic name, ca. 1930) in 2008
The historic district boundaries and contributing buildings in downtown Salem
LocationSalem, Oregon, roughly bounded by Ferry, High, Chemeketa, and Front Streets
Coordinates44°56′24″N 123°02′22″W
AreaApprox. 44 acres (18 ha)[1]
Builtca. 1867 – ca. 1950[1]
ArchitectEllis F. Lawrence, Holly A. Cornell, Walter D. Pugh, Wilbur F. Boothby, G.W. Rhodes, Fred A. Legg, John Gray, Pietro Belluschi, Morris H. Whitehouse, J.S. Coulter, C.S. McNally, William C. Knighton, Leigh L. Dougan, Robert Rowe, others[1]
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Commercial, Revival styles, Modernistic, others[1]
NRHP reference No.01001067
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2001

See also

References
  1. Evans, Gail E. H. (July 2001), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Salem Downtown State Street – Commercial Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved October 14, 2013.


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