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1842
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Founding of the city of Salem, Oregon
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1851
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Salem becomes capital of the Oregon Territory
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1857
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Salem, Oregon, is incorporated
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1858
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Construction of Pleasant Grove Church
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1861
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Construction of Brunk House by pioneers Harrison and Emily Brunk
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1869-70
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Construction of the Reed Opera House for General Cyrus S. Reed, designed by architect G.W. Rhodes.
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1869
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First Presbyterian Church organized in the second floor of the J.K. Gill Building
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1869
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Construction of the John Minto House, about 100 feet north of its present site
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1880
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Construction of the Capital National Bank Building
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1889
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Founding of the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill by Thomas Lister Kay
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1892
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Capital National Bank Building remodeled in Richardsonian Romanesque style
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c. 1906
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Construction of Charles and Sarah Constable House (1337 Court St NE)
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1912
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Construction of the Masonic temple in Salem, Oregon
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1914
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Construction of Oregon Supreme Court Building in the Beaux Arts style, designed by William C. Knighton
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27 Oct 1922
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Salem's first radio station broadcasts from a ground floor display window in the Masonic Building
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17 Jun 1923
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Wedding of Linus Pauling and Ava Helen Miller, a relative of Nellie Spaulding
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1926-27
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Construction of the Old First National Bank Building
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1933
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Boon's store converted to a tavern by Fred Karr
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1964
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Mission Mill Museum founded as a "museum and public meeting space as well as an educational, cultural, historical and activity-oriented center"
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Jun 1972
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Masonic Building is sold to Benjamin Franklin Federal Savings & Loan Association for $362,000; becomes known as the Franklin Building
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10 Aug 1972
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John D. Boon House moved to the Willamette Heritage Center from original location near Boon's Treasury
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15 Apr 1974
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Construction begins on a new Masonic temple in West Salem
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2008
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Steve and Becky Mucha transform the house at 140 17th Street into a cozy restaurant called Word of Mouth Neighbordhood Bistro
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2010
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Mission Mill Museum and Marion County Historical Society merge to form the Willamette Heritage Center
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2015
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Taproot opens in the J.K. Gill Building as a juice bar
