Salem Downtown Historic District - Salem, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This historic district encompasses all or parts of ten city blocks primarily along Commercial, Liberty, Court and State streets in downtown Salem. The district includes buildings covering the range of dates from 1867 to about 1950. The include shops, offices, restaurants, fraternal meeting halls, entertainment venues and lodging. The buildings are primarily constructed of brick or concrete.

There are several historic properties in the district that are also listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places. These include: Bush-Breyman Block, Bush and Brey Block and Annex, Starkey-McCully Building, South First National Bank Block, Paulus Building, Chemeketa Lodge - Odd Fellows Hall and Annex, Elsinore Theater, Reed Opera House and McCornack Building, Manning Building, Boise Building, Farrar [Family] Building, J.K. Gill Building, Adolph Block, First National Bank (Old/Capitol Tower), Ladd & Bush Bank.

Other notable locally-designated landmarks include the United States National Bank/Pioneer Trust, South Eldridge Block, Masonic Building, McGilchrist Building, Gray Building, Smith & Wade Building, Catlin Building, Bayne Building and Pomeroy Building.

GPS coordinates listed are from near the Gray Building, which is close to the center of the district.

Starkey-McCully Block (1867)	Ladd & Bush Bank (1868)
Adolph Block (1880)	Boise Building (1913)

South First National Bank Block (1887)	Bush & Brey Block & Annex (1889)
Bush-Breyman Block (1889)	Manning Building (1908)
Odd Fellows Hall / Grand Theatre (1900)	McGilchrist Building (1916)

Elsinore Theater (1925)	Reed Opera House (1870)
Electric Apartments/PGE Building (1920)	Yeater Building (1927)

Masonic-Franklin Building (1911)	Pioneer Trust Building (1909)
J.K. Gill Building (1868)	First National Bank (1927)

Street address: Salem, OR USA 97301 County / Borough / Parish: Marion Year listed: 2001 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social 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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