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Historic Preservation Update - Kimberli Fitzgerald, Historic Preservation Officer

11/28/2015

 
PictureKenyon Building 1855, City Book Store & Wiley Kenyon Photography [SPL Historic Photo Collection]
November 26, 2015 Episode.

This month Kimberli brought us news of the return of a popular holiday event, celebrates the third oldest business in Salem, updated us on the projects being reviewed by the Historic Landmarks Commission, and gave us a glimpse into what is being planned for the May 2016 Oregon Historic Preservation Conference to be held at the Capitol Building. Today we are highlighting a few of the projects she shared with us. 

There has long been a book store (often hosting a circulating library) on State Street in downtown Salem.  The photo above shows the City Book Store, between Commercial & Liberty Streets in 1855. Later another was located adjacent to what is now Cooke's Stationery, also a longtime Salem business.
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T.McFadden-Patton's State Street Bookstore c1888 [SPL]
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1869 Patton Building on State Street, site of State Street Book Store, c1887 [SPL]
Kimberli reported that Commercial Business Supply, which began as State Street Book Store in 1869, is the third oldest business in Salem. It has had several addresses and owners over the years--98 State, 160 State, 263 Commercial--and now continues as Commercial Business Furniture at 1070 Commercial Street NE. One of the requirements of the Heritage All-Star Community Program is to recognize businesses in operation 50 years or more.  Willamette Heritage Center also officially recognizes longtime area businesses every year.
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The Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District is bringing back their popular holiday open house event on Sunday December 1. Neighborhood organizers are reprising this well-loved tradition which has been absent for quite a few years.  The decorated homes will be open from 1-4 p.m.

Kimberli announced that the City will soon be accepting applications for the next cycle of the Historic Landmarks Commission's Residential Toolbox Grant Program in February 2016. This donor-funded program is a $1000 matching grant for exterior improvements for Local Landmarks or contributing resources in our historic districts. The application is purposefully easy to complete. So if you were planning to do some work on your historic home, say, exterior painting, a new roof, window repairs, stair or rail repairs, etc., you should definitely apply for this grant designed to help with the expense of maintaining our historic legacy.  And we thank you for doing so! 

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