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 Wallace and Mabel Moore Building - Salem Downtown Historic District - Salem, Oregon Posted by:  ddtfamily
N 44° 56.467 W 123° 02.273
10T E 497011 N 4976410
1916 Historic Contributing brick commercial building in downtown Salem
Waymark Code: WMFV7C
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2012
Views: 1
"Wallace W. and Mabel A. Moore bought this property in early 1915 from Frank W. Durbin, early owner of Salem commercial property (including the building at 315-333 State Street). A two-story dwelling with bay windows stood on the site of the Moore Building at least as late as 1914. Wallace probably constructed the present building around 1915-1916. Wallace W. Moore, a native of Tennessee born in 1871, came to Salem from Kansas in 1910. He soon thereafter founded the Moore Furniture Company and, over time, acquired several properties in Salem. He retired in his fifties to manage his property holdings. Moore and his wife, Mabel, raised two daughters: Dorothy Moore Long (killed in an auto accident with her husband in 1937) and Mabel Lucille Knapp. Wallace W. Moore died of a heart attack in 1937, just four months after his daughter's death. In 1947 his wife, Mabel, sold the property to their daughter, Mabel Lucille Knapp, who retained
ownership of the property into the 1980s." -NRHP Nomination Form
The building has housed Anderson McIlnay Florist since 1968.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Salem Downtown Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
409 Court Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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