Arthur Moore Building - Salem Downtown Historic District - Salem, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

The Moore Building is associated with Arthur H. Moore, who was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1873. At a young age he moved with his parents to St. Helens and there married Elida Ryan in 1896. They moved to Salem in 1898 where Arthur Moore worked first as a carpenter and later for the Oregon State Hospital. In 1923, the Moore's bought parts of two lots from Thomas G. and Anna Bligh. He opened a bike shop on the ground floor, eventually expanding his business to include hunting, fishing, boating and camping equipment.

Today the building houses a records store and a pay day loans company.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Salem Downtown Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 237 - 245 High Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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