Singleton Storefront - Roseburg Downtown Historic District - Roseburg, OR
N 43° 12.557 W 123° 20.635
10T E 472062 N 4784112
This contributing building is part of the Roseburg Downtown Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMQR92
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2016
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The
NRHP Nomination Form contains the following verbiage to describe this contributing building's significance:
This small, 14' x 70', one-story brick building was constructed as a telegraph office. It has a sloping roof with a tall facade at the front (east) elevation. The brick walls are stuccoed above the midwall line on the north elevation, which is open to a small public courtyard. The cornice has been removed fro the building and one cast iron pilaster is missing. A 25' x 25" brick one-story addition has been added to the rear of the building.
This building was originally constructed as a carriage repository, probably in Between 1889 and 1912 this building was occupied by a telegraph and express business, except for approximately five years c.1895 when it was occupied by a retail establishment. The Postal Telegraph Cable Company and Wells Fargo Office were two occupants of the building. The rear room was probably originally used as a "strong room'. It was later used as a store room. In 1922 the front portion of the building was used by a watchmaker and the rear room as a harness shop. The 1938 Roseburg City Directory lists Mrs. Nell Witcher Restaurant as a tenant of the Singleton Storefront. The Ice Creamery occupied this space during the 1950s. After the 1959 Roseburg Blast, the building was remodeled to accommodate the office of optometrist William Alien. The building now houses an insurance office.
This building is Inventory #98 on pages 52-53 of the NRHP Nomination Form and was erected in 1893. Today, this building doesn't look to be open to any commercial business.