Boise, R. P., Building - Salem, Oregon
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N 44° 56.450 W 123° 02.504
10T E 496706 N 4976378
The Boise Building, a 1913 commercial structure in downtown Salem
Waymark Code: WMFQ6Y
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2012
Views: 3
"The two-story brick masonry commercial building with trim in the Georgian-Style completed in 1913 for businessman Reuben P. Boise, Jr., is significant to Salem as the best-preserved service building associated with the historic industrial-wholesale district along Front Street paralleling the east bank of the Willamette River." -National Register Nomination Form.
Boise was the owner of the Oregon Statesman newspaper and a well-known journalist. The building's designer was Frederick A. Legg, a local architect who also designed some of the buildings at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Legg studied under Walter D. Pugh, designer of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, Bush-Breyman and Bush-Brey Block buildings.
Today the building serves as headquarters of Normandy Guitars, producer of the world’s first production aluminum archtop guitar.
Street address:
217 State Street
Salem, OR USA
97301
County / Borough / Parish: Marion
Year listed: 1981
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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