Parslow Furniture Store - Roseburg Downtown Historic District - Roseburg, OR
N 43° 12.487 W 123° 20.669
10T E 472016 N 4783983
This contributing building is part of the Roseburg Downtown Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMQT8G
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2016
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The
NRHP Nomination Form contains the following verbiage to describe this contributing building's significance:
This 40" x 100" brick two-story storefront has a sloping roof with a narrow decorative cornice on the rear elevation. A frieze board below the cornice is decorated with patera. The front elevation does not possess this element. The windows were replaced following the Blast; those on the upper story retain their original opening configuration. The upper surface of the lintels are curved and the face is decorated with sculpted designs. The storefront alterations are consistent with alterations that occurred as repairs following the Blast. With time, the orientation of this building has changed and the Jackson Street facade is now considered the "front" of the building.
The first proprietors to do business from this storefront were A.J. Bradley and L.H. Rhoades. Rhoades traded in second-hand goods, whereas Bradley sold new and used furniture. Bradley's business was purchased by H.C. Parslow and his brother-in-law L.L. Bell. These proprietors also sold new and used furniture. Bell sold his interest n the business around 1922 and the name was changed to Parslow Furniture Company. In 1933 Parslow's daughter, Frances Lintott, took over the store and ran it for approximately 10 years, after which she sold it. The building was sold to the Masonic Lodge in the early 1950s. In recent years it has housed a number of different restaurants
This building is Inventory #137 on page 67 of the NRHP Nomination Form and was erected in 1909. Today, this building is home to Mariachi Loco Mexican Restaurant.