specialty stores

Occupying 6,400 square feet at 351-373 State Street, the Ferrar Building dates from 1917. From the 1950s to 1980s it was home to Salem fixture “The Smoke Shop.” Today it houses The Arbor gift shop and a realtor's office.

Occupying the historic Farrar Building, The Arbor gift shop has close connections with a local winery and olive grove, which is reflected in its curated selection of products.

Built of brick in an elegant Italianate design, the Reed Opera House was constructed for businessman and politician Cyrus S. Reed in 1869 as an opera house, theater, community hall, and hotel. Today it houses shops and restaurants.

Built in 1923 as the Elks Temple, the Princeton Building later housed the WPA, a WWII induction center, and several businesses before being incorporated into the Governor Hotel in 1992 and the Sentinel Hotel in 2012.

Built in 1880, the Adolph Block building in downtown Salem was added to the National Register 100 years later. It consists of two buildings with colorful facades, which now house Wild Pear Restaurant and Cooke Stationery Company.

Built around 1913 for the drugstore owned by Robert L. Harris, a prominent Dayton leader, the Harris Building later housed the I.O.O.F. Lodge on the second floor.