Duff, 1143 2nd. Street NW, (LL)

Early records show the property (and probably the circa. 1890 residence) was owned by Mrs. Agnes Duff, a nurse, around the turn of the century. A later owner was George J. Barnard, listed in Salem City Directories as a laborer. In the early 1930s the property was owned by A. N. and Emma Becker. They sold the property to H. L. Anderson in 1932 and in 1946 it was purchased by the Mennonite Brethren Church.
(West Salem)

Siegmund, 1396 Lee Street SE, (LL)

An early owner of this house was E. C. Cross, prominent Salem businessman, but records indicate he did not reside here, nor did later owners Gideon and Margaret Stolz and W. T. Rigdon. For many years in the early part of the century it was the home of William M. Siegmund, a blacksmith and later part owner of his own business. By 1932 Mr. Siegmund was the owner of the property. Other residents were Eugenia and Wilda Siegmund, both listed as dressmakers. It is a designated Local Landmark.
(SESNA)

Myers, 1896 Lee St. SE, (LL)

This house was originally owned by Jefferson Myers, noted political figure in the late 19th century. He served as state representative, 1889, and state senator, 1891-93. He practiced law in Salem from 1894-1901 at which time he moved to Portland where he served as chairman of the State Commission of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. He later served as State Treasurer. Later owners of this property were Alicia Kerrington, G. Baillie, Charles Long, and in the 1950s Mason Chappelle, long-time Salem grocery store owner.
(SESNA)

Dairy Farm, D & Park Avenue NE, (D)

Traditionally, this was a dairy farm extending east from the State Hospital to what is now Lancaster Drive and south to Center Street. The descendents of Henry Washington White, a minister of the Church of God, believe the house was built or renovated by him in 1911. Three small houses along Park Avenue to the south were for the dairy workers. Plants grow well and trees grew to magnificent height. However, recent storms have caused several to topple. The house is as sturdy as ever.
(NESCA)

Matthews, 2010 Nebraska Street NE, (LL)

This property was purchased by Hugh V. Matthews in 1889 and sold to David Matthews in 1895. In the 1896 Salem Directory he was residing at the site of this house. In 1935 Victor and Maybelle Woodfield bought the house. It was later divided into apartments. After many years of alteration, this NEN neighborhood house is now being restored to a more nearly original appearance by the present owners.
(NEN)

Stratton, 1588 State Street NE, (NR)

This 1886-88 vernacular style residence has a unique two-story rectangular bay window angling from the front corner. A white birch in the front yard has been designated as a Heritage Tree.
It was built for Charles C. Stratton, Methodist minister, Chancellor of Willamette University and husband of Julia Eleanor Waller, daughter of Alvin Waller. By 1894 it had been sold to William Lord who had a distinguished Oregon political career including governor (1895-1900) while he lived here. (His daughter was Elizabeth Lord, the landscape garden and designer.) It was also the home of the Waters family and Congressmen (1907-1933) W.C. Hawley , a former Willamette president.
In the 1930s-40s, it was transformed into 9 apartments. Restoration was begun in 1981 by owner Eric W. Olsen and it was approved for nomination to the National Register in 1984.
See 1992 photograph.

Pettygrew, 587 Stateman Street NE, (LL)

One of the earliest owners of this property was A. L. Clearwater who sold it to James and Julia Pettygrew in 1910. Mr. Pettygrew is listed as a farmer in the Salem City Directories. The Pettycrews resided here through 1939 at which time it was sold to C. C. and Mattie White. Later residents and owners were Wesley and Edna Adkins, Lina Dreschsel and wife, and Herman and Clara Valencourt.
The current owners have lived in this home since 1967. In 2012,  they were presented with the Neighborhood Beautification award and the property has been included twice in the A. C. Gilbert House Garden Tour. (NEN)

Feely, 1349 Center Street NE, (LL)

In 1890 Patrick Feely purchased the property from J. C. Rounds; Feely is the probable builder of the house. The Feelys continued to have an interest in the property until 1945 when Margaret Feeley Gehrman sold it to Hazel Hicks Taylor. Later owners were George and Elizabeth Kaye in the 1940s and Nellie Packer in the 1950s. The 1993 owner, Johann Plechl, was employed as a tailor for Bishop's Clothing and Woolen Mill Store for some time. See 1978 photograph.
(NEN)

Collins/Downing, 1340 Chemeketa Street NE, (LL)

This American Queen Anne style residence, originally located at 245 Church Street (now Courthouse Square), was built in 1886 for George Collins, a retired brick maker and former Superintendent of the Oregon Penitentiary, In 1908, he, his daughter Ester Chatten and her husband sold the house to Robert Downing for $5,000. Although remodeled into a duplex, the house stayed in the Downing family until the death of Hazel Downing Isbell in 1985. By that time, the formerly residential neighborhood had become commercial and the house stood between a gas station and an office building. The city was unable to purchase the house as part of the Riverfront Development (now A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village), but it was sold privately in 1988. A robbery had resulted in the loss of the original brass doorknobs and locksets. However the staircase railings and diamond-shaped windows had been safely stored in the house. When it was moved to the Chemeketa Street residential site in 1989, it was restored to its original interior design. It now serves as professional offices a just block outside the Court-Chemeketa Historic Residential District. See 1963 photograph.
(NEN) Thanks to Andy Zimmerman of the Statesman Journal for additional information added in October of 2013.

Woodry, 1610 Summer St. NE, (D)

Originally owner by E.E. Wild, this Foursquare 1890 farmhouse was remodeled in 1916 for Francis N. Woodry and his wife Medora who lived there until 1947. Their furniture business was conducted across the street in a building later destroyed by fire. The home was occupied for the next 34 years by Edward A Randle, president of the Randle Oil Company. Recently the house has been renovated and is now repainted first the first time since the Woodrys lived there.
(Grant)

McKinley, 1470 Cottage St. NE, (LL)

The Queen Anne cottage was built in 1890 and served as a rental until 1913 when purchased by Charles and Lillian McKinley. After 1920 it had a series of owners. The present owners have restored and maintained its original appearance.
(Grant)

Burke Block, 267 Commercial Street SE, (NR)

This building was originally a fruit and produce house. The Illahee Club, which met upstairs, was organized in 1895 as a recreational club growing out of the first Chamber of Commerce; members were Salem business and professional man. In 1927 the Salem Laundry Company occupied part of the building; in the 1930s Hain's Top and Body Shop was in business here. The Table Supply, a grocery store, and A. R. McDonald, a meat market, were in business at the street level with apartments above.
(CAN-DO)