Woolworth Building - Roseburg Downtown Historic District - Roseburg, OR
N 43° 12.494 W 123° 20.666
10T E 472021 N 4783996
This contributing building is part of the Roseburg Downtown Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMQT8R
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 50' x 100' two-story brick building was originally constructed for use as a dry goods store. It has a sloping roof and low parapet. The Jackson Street facade has been renovated with stucco and tile; the Main Street facade is the original brick, now painted. Windows and doors on the Jackson Street facade are replacement; on the second story a modified version of a Chicago window is used. On the Main Street facade one original triple-sash segmental arched window remains. The second floor is divided into apartments.
The first dry goods store at this location was called the New York Store selling clothing, boots, and shoes; the business continued here until 1915. Records from 1920-21 show the Johnson Retread Shop and a car dealership, perhaps explaining some of the alterations to the rear doorway system. In 1932 the upper floor housed Green's Recreational Parlors featuring billiards, eating facilities, and an athletic club. It was later a dance hall called The Oriental Gardens; a few Oriental motifs are still visible on the walls. Woolworth's occupied the building from the early 1930s through the 1970s; the Bistrim's Variety operated here after Woolworth's. Later tenants were women's clothing shops. The structure now serves and an office building.
This building is Inventory #138 on page 68 of the NRHP Nomination Form and was erected c. 1907. Today, this building is home to From Days Gone By Antique Store on the first floor and the Knights of Pythias Lodge on the second floor.