J.C. Penney Building - Medford Downtown Historic District - Medford, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This building, with it's distinctive curved entryway and display window, was built in 1948 for J.C. Penney. From 1927 until moving into this new building, Penney's was located across Sixth Street in the Cuthbert Building. The new building provided three times the floor space. Penney's remained here for nearly 40 years, moving in 1986 to become and anchor store in the new Rogue Valley Mall. Today the building houses the Southern Oregon Historical Society, which remodeled the building while preserving the structure's Moderne department store building style.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Medford Downtown Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 102 North Central Avenue Medford, Oregon 97501 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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