Salem Heritage Network
The early history of this vernacular residence is unknown. Early owners were Charles Hawkins, Mrs. Mary Cooke, W. H. Nunn, Charles Towle, Emma Tuthill and M. E. Paul. The owner from 1920 to 1948 was Helen Hayden. The present owners are converting it back for single-family occupancy after it was used as an apartment for many years...
Rufus A. Harris and his wife Letha were owners of this house from 1923 to 1933. Harris was a printer, coming to Salem in 1900. He worked for the “Statesman” and was at one time in charge of the State Printing Department. Harris served with the YMCA in France during World War I and returned to Salem in 1920, eventually returning to printing...
This 1904 house was built on a part of the John Baker Donation Land Claim; a later purchase by the Harrises increased their farm to 20 acres extending to the fairgrounds. Mr. Harris was one of the first farmers to raise Angora goats. The house was built using the plan of a house the family had in Idaho...
In 1890 Patrick Feely purchased the property from J. C. Rounds; Feely is the probable builder of the house. The Feelys continued to have an interest in the property until 1945 when Margaret Feeley Gehrman sold it to Hazel Hicks Taylor. Later owners were George and Elizabeth Kaye in the 1940s and Nellie Packer in the 1950s...
This lot was purchased by Jason Shenafield, a carpenter in 1904, and he is listed as living at this address in 1905. In 1909 Ludwig Gehlher purchased the property and lived there for about six years. Later owners in 1913 were Eugene and Martha Whiteside...
This American Queen Anne style residence, originally located at 245 Church Street (now Courthouse Square), was built in 1886 for George Collins, a retired brick maker and former Superintendent of the Oregon Penitentiary, In 1908, he, his daughter Ester Chatten and her husband sold the house to Robert Downing for $5,000...
The property at 888 Summer Street, where this house was originally located, was acquired by Ralph and Lola Cooley in 1922 in two separate deeds from F.A. Legg for $10.00 and from the City of Salem for $1,950. Ralph Cooley was employed by the Bishop’s Clothing Store in Salem for over 50 years; in 1960 when he served as manager of the store, he was honored for half a century of employment...
Elijah Colbath came to Salem in 1858 and built this house in 1877. After 1871 he worked as a contractor, builder, and millwright. He also was a member of the Capital City Volunteer Fire Company. Gabriella Colbath, his wife, was the owner of the house as protection since women had separate property rights that were not subject to the collection of the husband’s debts...
Alvin A. Burton, with his brothers Luman, Edwin, and Percy, made up the firm of Burton Brothers, a brick making business in Salem. Other buildings constructed of Burton brick included “The State University at Eugene”, the Chemawa Indian school, the Salem City Hall, the Odd Fellows building, the Bayne building and many others...
A portion of property owned as early as 1887 by Dr. William S. Mott, the this lot was purchased in 1901 by Rebecca N. Shenafield. She and her husband, Isaiah Shenafield are recorded as living here the next year. In 1910 Charles E. and Margaret Brown bought the property; Mr...