Meyers Building (Whitlock Building) Salem, Oregon
National Register of Historic Places Data
The Meyers Building (Whitlock Building) has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Salem Downtown State Street-Commercial Street Historic District. The following information has been imported from the National Register database and/or the Nomination Form . Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- National Register ID
- 100002368
- Date Listed
- September 28, 2001
- Name
- Salem Downtown State Street-Commercial Street Historic District
- Other Names
- Salem Downtown Historic District
- Address
- Roughly bounded by Ferry, High, Chemeketa, and Fronts Sts.
- City/Town
- Salem
- County
- Marion
- State
- Oregon
- Category
- district
- Level of Sig.
- local
- Areas of Sig.
- ARCHITECTURE; COMMERCE; SOCIAL HISTORY; ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Description
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This unreinforced brick building is of the Commercial style. Each of its seven one-over-one, Description: This unreinforced brick building is of the Commercial style. Each of its seven one-over-one, double-hung sash windows has a rectangular, decorative concrete lintel. The transom lights, covered with a double-hung sash windows has a rectangular, decorative concrete lintel. The transom lights, covered with a metal sheathing, are located atop the fixed metal canopy that covered the storefront area. The entrance is metal sheathing, are located atop the fixed metal canopy that covered the storefront area. The entrance is recessed and the materials appear to date from the 1950s. It contains large display windows and Roman recessed and the materials appear to date from the 1950s. It contains large display windows and Roman brick in the bulkhead area. The transom above the entrance door is louvered vertically and opens to let air brick in the bulkhead area. The transom above the entrance door is louvered vertically and opens to let air into the store. Sheet metal wrapped columns support a metal canopy. into the store. Sheet metal wrapped columns support a metal canopy.
This building retains sufficient historic integrity of design and materials to contribute to the character This building retains sufficient historic integrity of design and materials to contribute to the character of the downtown district.
Statement of Significance
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The Joseph Meyers Building was constructed in the early 1900s and is a two-story building that conveys a clear sense of evolving historical development in the Salem commercial district building that conveys a clear sense of evolving historical development in the Salem commercial district between the early 1900s and 1950. It is associated with a family that contributed to the commercial, civic, between the early 1900s and 1950. It is associated with a family that contributed to the commercial, civic, and cultural vitality of Salem and Marion County. and cultural vitality of Salem and Marion County.
Joseph Meyers bought this property in late 1897 when the sizeable building once used as the old Joseph Meyers bought this property in late 1897 when the sizeable building once used as the old Marion County Courthouse and two smaller buildings sat on this lot. Meyers probably constructed the Marion County Courthouse and two smaller buildings sat on this lot. Meyers probably constructed the present two-story brick commercial buildings around 1906. Meyers came to the United States from Nova present two-story brick commercial buildings around 1906. Meyers came to the United States from Nova Scotia, Canada, when he was a boy. He first journeyed to California during the 1850s before he brought his Scotia, Canada, when he was a boy. He first journeyed to California during the 1850s before he brought his family to Salem in 1880. He bought the "White Corner" general merchandise store at the southeast corner of family to Salem in 1880. He bought the "White Corner" general merchandise store at the southeast corner of Commercial and Court streets (Breyman Brothers Block). Two sons of Joseph and Ellen E. Harvey Meyers, Commercial and Court streets (Breyman Brothers Block). Two sons of Joseph and Ellen E. Harvey Meyers, Henry W. and Milton Meyers, purchased Joseph Meyers's mercantile store in 1906. Meyers's store operated Henry W. and Milton Meyers, purchased Joseph Meyers's mercantile store in 1906. Meyers's store operated for fourteen years before the Miller Mercantile Company bought it in 1920.[footnote]
