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1876 flour mill: W. H. Hobson, Uriah Whitney, A. D. Gardner |
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1875 sash and door factory: Cyrus & Alex Clark |
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1875 chair factory: Daniel Neff, Robert Veal, 1895 W.E. Thomas |
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1897 hydroelectric plant: A.L. Shreve |
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1868 wool carding mill: D.E. Stayton |
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1870s sawmill: 1883, Leander Brown |
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| Early
Market Town Center 1870-1906 |
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| 7.
Six shops on Water between 2nd & 3rd housed a variety of enterprises
(around 50 different attendants have so far been identified) such
as furniture stores, shoe makers, harness makers, blacksmiths, butchers,
a drugstore, two post offices, saloons, barbers, butchers, milliners....
The oldest structure in the present frontage is Henry Mutchler's 25'x50'
basalt shale blacksmith shop built in 1908 and now embedded in the
Present Johnson's Body Shop. |
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| 8.
Several modest False Front buildings dating from the early 1870's
included a general merchandise store, a doctor's office. Stayton's
first post office, a saloon, Barber shop, and photographic studio.
An arsonist destroyed these buildings in the mid-1920's when they
were derelict and mostly unoccupied. |
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| 9.
1906 Hill Brother's pool hall, 175 2nd. Two-story False Front
(removed 1963); The Stayton Mail office & printing plant was here
for about 50 years. |
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Ca. 1885 W. H. Hobson (later, Gehlen) general merchandise store 221
2nd; two-story False Front (removed 1963) with a notable mezzanine
balcony; our last remnant in of the original 19th century market town. |
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| 11.
Ca 1885 Leander Brown House, 227 2nd; 1 1/2 story T plan the
house with a gable dormer and a rear utility wing; probably
Stayton's earliest and best executed windowed bay. Later additions
obscure the original footprint. |
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| 12.
1927 Women's Community Clubhouse, 260 2nd ; clay tile & stucco,
hip roof, columned segmental porch & Palladian effect entry with
fanlight. |
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| The
Masonry Market Town 1904-1950 |
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| 13.
1912 Deidrich building, 195 3rd; the only concrete stone building
in Stayton retaining original entrys and display windows. Remarkable
cornice treatment now partially obscured by metal flashing. |
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| 14.
1911 IOOF building, 122 3rd concrete stone (see display photo) |
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| 15.
1923 Mielke "bungaloid" worker's cottages, 107-155 E. Florence
with segmental arch entries, jerkenhead (clipped) gables, bold fireplace
chimney brickwork; a four car garage was originally provided at the
east end of the property. |
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| 16.
1913 Cladek Garage, 244 4th ; the first monolithic poured concrete
building in Stayton --wall still visible on north side. |
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189? W. H. Hobson house, 283 4th, original 4 gable (cruciform) roof
structure destroyed in ca. 1960 fire; retains original drop edge siding
and 1 over 1 windows; house moved (1911) from western corner of block. |
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1940 Charles Lampman, builder, 438 East Ida; "Minimal Traditional'
style; tapered wide cedar siding below; true board & batten above. |
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19.
1876 Uriah Whitney house, 444 East Ida; Stayton's first "mansion";
T plan with cross gable dormer & "gothic" 2nd floor
fire escape door. Moved
(1940) from original site facing 4th. Siding, windows and shed
roof rear addition not original. |
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20.
1921 Wm. Klecker house, 482 East Ida; a verified Sears Roebuck "pre-cut'
house with fine Craftsman detailing & a locally produced concrete
stone
foundation. |
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ca. 1906 A. L. Shreve house, 383 E. Ida; front gable & wing (L)
plan much modified. |
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| 22.
1911 Farmers & Merchants Bank, 1914 Stayton Mail annex, 1918 Young's
grocery, 282 3rd; concrete stone with a unified exterior; notable
cast concrete neo-classic cornice. Skillful (1936) revision of former
bank entrance compared to later brutal blocking of a similar entry
to grocery building. |
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23.
1923 Klecker (2 story) & 1926 Schindler (1 story) buildings, 207-247
3rd; clay tile & brick. Klecker building façade reflects the larger
& smaller
"double store" ground floor division; 2nd floor ballroom
originally operated by the Catholic Foresters. |
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24.
1936 Sestak & Matthieu buildings, 277-281 3rd; clay tile &
brick, unified design replacing frame structures destroyed by 1936
fire. Original
north wall windows blocked. |
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25.
1904-1913-1920 Stayton State Bank, 311 3rd ; 1904 basalt shale &
stucco, Stayton's 1st masonry building, low pitch shed roof &
parapet; 1913
concrete stone 2nd story added; 1920 brick re-facing, probable replacement
of 2nd floor concrete stone. More recent modifications include replacement
of original wooden 1 over 1 double hung sash on 2nd floor with 6 light
steel; consolidation of original double entrance. |
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1908 1st Roy Block, 351 3rd; Stayton's first concrete stone building.
Portland architect and builder; blocks produced locally. 2nd floor
window grouping expresses original "double store" division
of ground floor with separate recessed entrances and central stair
access to offices above--completely modified & transom windows
masked. |
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1911 2nd Roy Block, 367 3rd concrete stone. Street level much modified
from original strongly emphasized central entrance to both shops and
staircase. Interesting variegated block patterns and saw-tooth
cast cornice frieze above. |
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1910 W. E. Thomas general mdse. 383 3rd concrete stone Street level
much modified; upper level well preserved with handsomely detailed
cornice. Original parapet finials removed; transom windows
whimsically blocked. |
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1913 Beauchamp drug store, 395 3rd first aggressive use of glass in
a Stayton building; 2nd floor ballroom with entry on High St. Wooden
dentil decoration above transoms recently restored. Street level
entry somewhat modified; valuable cornice detailing removed
and heavy painting has obscured original interesting use of smooth
ashlar blocks with torus mortar joints. |
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1936 Stayton City Hall & Fire Station, 400 3rd; clay tile &
stucco, replaced 1895 wooden town hall on same site. Original
well-proportioned façade with pilasters and coffered panels and upper
meeting room windows now covered by faux mansard shingle tutu. |
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31.
1910 Robertson garage 429 3rd two story frame originally clad in brick
pattern embossed sheet metal; small older residence embedded in west
end
of building. |
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| Stayton
Residences 1872-1940 |
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| 32.
1907 Dr. Charles Brewer house, 717 3rd. gambrel roof bungalow with
large cross gable dormer & balcony; original sash, later shake
siding applied. |
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1905 Charles Stayton house, 748 3rd; gable, 1 1/2 story; wraparound
attached porch with spindled & shingled belt cornice; original
siding, sash, & scrolled gable ornamentation. |
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1938. Fred Albus house, 676 3rd ambitious 1 1/2 story Minimal Traditional
(7 gable) with ornamental half-timber* & stucco front gable &
original combed cedar siding. (Built by Oscar Hagen.) |
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1898 A. D. Gardner house, 633 3rd also ambitious 2 story cruciform
with truncated hip and valley roofs, boxed eaves with scrolled brackets
& vertical beaded wall-cave frieze; octagonal cupola with flared
roof; spindle decorated attached wraparound porch with shingle belt
cornice extended on house sides. Rear utility wing included a 4 story
octagonal windmill & tank tower and the surviving octagonal woodshed.
Original drop edge siding and 1 over 1 sash on main house; later 2nd
floor additions somewhat obscure original cruciform shape. |
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1908 W. F. Thomas house, 622 3rd; well realized 1 1/2 story
Craftsman bungalow in near original state. flared hip roof and dormers,
integral wraparound porch, false tapered (double o. g.) siding on
lower walls, shingles above. Skillfully retrofitted fireplace &
chimney. |
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Ca. 1875 Alex Clark house, 379 E. Burnett; T plan (3 gable) with typical
attached porch; the oldest house in Stayton to retain its original
drop edge siding & at least some sash; later addition at rear. |
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Ca. 1875 Daniel Neff house, 587 3rd T plan house similar to Clark
house above but modernized almost beyond recognition. |
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1922 Jones Hotel, 635 E. High; 2 story clay tile and stucco; recent
application of plywood siding & window sash. |
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Ca. 1872 D. E. Stayton house, 125 E. High (probably Stayton's oldest
building); 1 1/2 story T plan with retrofit dormers and applied modern
siding. |
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| 41.
1902 Charles Brown house, 425 1st; National Register Queen Anne with
original drop edge siding, 1 over 1 sash, elaborate neo-classical
trim; 1 and 2 story irregular plan with complex hip & valley roof
& flared cross gables; 2 side attached wraparound porch with additional
small porches. |
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| 42.
1940 FIcklin house, 102 W. High; 1 1/2 story Minimal Traditional with
Cape Cod motif shutters. (Another Oscar Hagen house.) |
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| 43.
1910 Charles & George Brown, builders, 411 N. Alder; 1 1/2 story
California style bungalow (probably Stayton's earliest) in near original
condition & exhibiting most of the characteristics of the style:
integral porch, shed roof dormer & window bay, exposed rafters
tails, diagonal eave braces, evident fireplace brickwork; somewhat
atypical drop edge siding is perhaps consistent with early date. |
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