Elizabeth Watt House - Court Street-Chemeketa Street Historic District - Salem, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
N 44° 56.270 W 123° 01.265
10T E 498336 N 4976044
Primary contributing Colonial Revival house built in 1904
Waymark Code: WMGEPM
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This house was built in 1904 for Joseph Watt's daughter Elizabeth Watt. By 1921, a then mentally-incompetent Miss Watt leased the house to Bertha Watson and G.H. McElroy who then reportedly "swindled" the house from her. After Watt's death in 1925, her relatives sued and were awarded the property by the court. Elizabeth's cousin Cora Holman was deeded the house in 1928. Garland Hollowell, an employee in the Secretary of State's office acquired the house in 1936 and lived there for 31 years.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Court Street-Chemeketa Street Historic District

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Address:
1568 Chemeketa Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301

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