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This early garage was built by F.F. (Pat) Paterson for A.C. and Ida Marsters. It had a capacity of 40 cars. The One-story concrete building with a flat roof has five bays, some of which have probably been remodeled from service bays to the present display windows. There is one service bay at the north end of the building. There is a wide awning and a minimally decorated cornice with cap.
F.F. (Pat) Patterson was an important figure in turn of the century building in Roseburg and constructed many buildings, some using the manufactured stone from his factory. This building was used as a garage, in the 1940s it operated as Corkrum Motors, Inc. and was also owned by A.J. and Mary Hochradel. In the 1950s the Umpqua Valley Appliance Store was in operation here. It is now a second hand store.
Alva C. Marsters (1859-1945) was born at Lesueur, Minnesota, the Marsters family moved to Siskiyou County , California, in 1868, and then moved to Roseburg in 1881. That same year he established the Marsters Pharmacy in Roseburg with his father. Alva C. Marsters was an entrepreneur, politician, and advocate in Roseburg. Besides the establishment of his pharmacy, he also organized the Douglas County Bank in 1902 and the Roseburg National Bank in 1907. He also served in the Oregon Legislature. Marsters was one of the lead organizers of the North Umpqua Highway, a bridge on the highway was named and decidated in his honor in 1939.
This building is Inventory #123 on page 61 of the NRHP Nomination Form and was erected in 1923. Today, this building is home to Roseburg Resale.