West Side Feed and Sale Stable - Medford, Oregon
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ddtfamily
N 42° 19.476 W 122° 52.473
10T E 510336 N 4685824
Built as a livery and feed stable near the defunct Oregon-California railroad freight depot
Waymark Code: WMG35R
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2013
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Built around 1906, this building was designed as a livery and feed stable, taking advantage of a location near the long-ago defunct Oregon & California railroad depot. The two-story, rectangular design is of the simple, common Italianate style commonly built in small towns during the era. The building was completed just before the great economic boom that Medford experienced in the early 20th century. This was one of the earlier commercial buildings constructed on the west side of the railroad tracks.
It is believed that the building was built for I.W. Thomas, a real estate developer. Thomas was born in Wales and came to the Rogue Valley in 1877. Thomas was a financier behind many of Medford's leading merchants. The property remained in the Thomas family until 1927. Shortly after World War I, the building was converted from a stable into a transfer and storage business. In 1949-50, the building was occupied by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph and in the late 1950s it was leased by an office supply company as storage space. Today, the property houses a design studio.
On the north wall of the building is a fading Cola-Cola advertisement.
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