Rapp Brothers Building - Roseburg Downtown Historic District - Roseburg, OR
N 43° 12.528 W 123° 20.822
10T E 471809 N 4784060
This contributing building is part of the Roseburg Downtown Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMR765
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2016
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The
NRHP Nomination Form contains the following verbiage to describe this contributing building's significance:
The two-story storefront built of cast concrete with a front facade of manufactured stone is another of F.F. (Pat) Patterson's structures. It is embellished with a cornice festooned below with garlands, a typical theme in his buildings. A stringcourse divides the first and second stories. The building has replacement display windows and street level entrance; the second floor, intended for apartments, has double-hung one/one windows. A stairway to the second floor is at the west end of the building. The side walls of the building are concrete. The building has been painted, but otherwise retains its integrity. This is one of about ten buildings in downtown Roseburg that were built of the locally produced manufactured stone from the F.F. "Pat" Patterson plant.
The Rapp Brothers Star-Durant Agency was on of four early auto dealers in Roseburg. George W. Rapp, Born in California in 1858, and his wife Jessie moved to Roseburg before 1900. Rapp was a salesman, but also owned a livery, a restaurant, and a grocery. He also held the contracts for all mail in and out of Roseburg. Rapp and his three sons owned the Rapp Brothers Garage that complemented their Star-Durant Agency. In the 1940s this was known as the Parkinson Building and housed the Parkinson Food Store. In the 1980s it was the site of the Surplus Center.
This building is Inventory #187 on page 86 of the NRHP Nomination Form and was erected in 1923. Today, this building has gone through another extensive renovation since the 2003's description and remains empty.