Ratcliff, 970 Ratcliff Drive SE, (D)

As early as 1905, two Ratcliff names are found on the tax roles of Marion County, each with considerable property. On Rt. 4, in 1926 are found Charles and Effie Ratcliff. By 1941 he is listed as a prune grower and as Secretary/Treasurer of the Salem Co-operative Prune Growers. In 1948, his home has the present address. The property is thought to have included land up to Morningside Drive. The city lot is now surrounded by newer houses, but one ancient prune tree survives in the rear of the house.
(Morningside)

Marggi, 735 Ratcliff Avenue SE, (D)

This Craftsman house may have been one of the first erected on a forested hill, part of the Donation Land of Fabritus F. Smith and platted as lot # 5 of "Smith Fruit Farms" before 1929. The first owner is unknown, but by 1943 it was the residence of the Marggi family, remembered by neighbors of that time. The houses along this gravel road were few and provided a country atmosphere in this neighborhood outside the city.
(Morningside)