National Register #98000949: Medford Oregon Downtown Historic District

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National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County

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21 February 2011
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National Register #98000949
Medford Downtown Historic District
Between Fourth and Ninth Streets, Oakdale and Riverside Avenues
Medford

This 1,000-acre historic district contains 104 contributing buildings.

In some of our photographs, Medford appears to be a ghost town. Not so. Our shoot was early on a Sunday morning before most Main Street merchants had opened for business.

Name	Year	Address	Remarks	Sort Address	Sort Name
Holly Theater	1930	226 Sixth Street West	Spanish Colonial Revival	Street 06 W 0226	Holly Theater
Garnett-Cory Hardware/Liberty Building (National Register Listing #78002292)	1910	201 Main Street West	Chicago School	Main W 0201	Garnett-Cory Hardware/Liberty Building (National Register Listing #78002292)
United State Post Office and Courthouse (National Register Listing #79002073)	1914	333 Sixth Street West	Georgian Revival	Street 06 W 0333	United State Post Office and Courthouse (National Register Listing #79002073)
BPOE Lodge No. 1168 (National Register Listing #80003323)	1915	200 Central Avenue North	American Renaissance	Central N 0200	BPOE Lodge No. 1168 (National Register Listing #80003323)
Medford Carnegie Library (National Register Listing #81000493)	1912	413 Main Street West	Neoclassical	Main W 0413	Medford Carnegie Library (National Register Listing #81000493)
West Side Feed & Sale Stable (National Register Listing #81000494)	1906	29 Grape Street South	Chicago School	Grape S 0029	West Side Feed & Sale Stable (National Register Listing #81000494)
Wilkenson-Swem Building (National Register Listing #82003727)	1895	217 Main Street East	Queen Anne Victorian	Main E 0217	Wilkenson-Swem Building (National Register Listing #82003727)
Fluhrer Bakery Building (National Register Listing #83002152)	1933	29 Holly Street North	Art Deco	Holly N 0029	Fluhrer Bakery Building (National Register Listing #83002152)
Hafer (Edgar) House (National Register Listing #83002153)	1906	426 Sixth Street West	Neoclassical	Street 06 W 0426	Hafer (Edgar) House (National Register Listing #83002153)
Taylor-Phipps Building (National Register Listing #90000280)	1909	221-225 Main Street	Chicago School	Main 0221	Taylor-Phipps Building (National Register Listing #90000280)
Schuler Apartment Building (National Register Listing #91000800)	1925	38 Oakdale Avenue North	California Mission Revival	Oakdale N 0038	Schuler Apartment Building (National Register Listing #91000800)
Sparta Building (National Register Listing #92001329)	1911	12 Riverside Avenue North	American Renaissance	Riverside N 0012	Sparta Building (National Register Listing #92001329)
Jerome Building	1925	3 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0003	Jerome Building
Medford Central Fire Hall (National Register Listing #96000172)	1908	110 Sixth Street East		Street 06 E 0110	Medford Central Fire Hall (National Register Listing #96000172)
Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot (National Register Listing #96000629)	1910	147 Front Street North	Craftsman	Front N 0147	Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot (National Register Listing #96000629)
Davis Storage Warehouse	1927	31 Grape Street South		Grape S 0031	Davis Storage Warehouse
Derrick's Cafeteria	1924	17 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0017	Derrick's Cafeteria
Palm Building AKA Goldy Building	1902	107 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0107	Palm Building AKA Goldy Building
Kimball Fruit Company	1929	220 First Street North	Utilitarian	Street 01 N 0220	Kimball Fruit Company
Kay Building	1911	34 First Street South	Built c.1911 and remodeled in the Moderne style in 1940.	Street 01 S 0034	Kay Building
Pacific Feed & Seed	1927	17 Fourth Street West	Utilitarian	Street 04 W 0017	Pacific Feed & Seed
Fluhrer Pastry Plant	1947	125 Fourth Street West		Street 04 W 0125	Fluhrer Pastry Plant
Unknown House	1904	325 Fourth Street West	Vernacular	Street 04 W 0325	Unknown House
Acme Hardware Building	1947	1 Sixth Street East	Utilitarian	Street 06 E 0001	Acme Hardware Building
Safeway/Littrell Auto Parts Building	1936	313 Sixth Street East	Art Deco	Street 06 E 0313	Safeway/Littrell Auto Parts Building
Home Telephone/Telegraph	1910	218 Sixth Street West	Chicago School	Street 06 W 0218	Home Telephone/Telegraph
Pacific Record Herald Building	1925	324 Sixth Street West	Chicago School	Street 06 W 0324	Pacific Record Herald Building
Fehl Building	1928	332 Sixth Street West	Chicago School	Street 06 W 0332	Fehl Building
Colonial Garage Building	1925	405 Sixth Street West	Chicago School	Street 06 W 0405	Colonial Garage Building
Crater Lake Motor Shop	1946	0 Eighth Street East	Utilitarian	Street 08 E 0000	Crater Lake Motor Shop
Davis-Cornwall Building (North)	1927	127 Bartlett Street	Chicago School	Bartlett 0127	Davis-Cornwall Building (North)
Bickler Building	1947	128 Bartlett Street	Commercial	Bartlett 0128	Bickler Building
Huggins & Robinson Building	1925	321 Bartlett Street	Chicago School	Bartlett 0321	Huggins & Robinson Building
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Building	1926	145 Bartlett Street North	Tudor	Bartlett N 0145	Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Building
Pacific Greyhound Bus Depot	1948	212 Bartlett Street North	Modernistic	Bartlett N 0212	Pacific Greyhound Bus Depot
Jackson County Bank Building	1907	2 Central Avenue North	Built in 1907 with major remodeling in 1923 and 1944, the latter in the Art Moderne style.	Central N 0002	Jackson County Bank Building
Medford Furniture & Hardware Building	1911	29 Central Avenue North	Built in 1911 in the style of the Chicago School. In 1937, Wooworth took over the first floor and remained until 1988. In 1949, the building was remodeled in the Moderne style with glazed masonry tiles and new fenestration.	Central N 0029	Medford Furniture & Hardware Building
Cooley-Neff Building	1925	101 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0101	Cooley-Neff Building
J.C. Penneys	1948	102 Central Avenue North	Modernistic	Central N 0102	J.C. Penneys
Fridiger Building	1912	111 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0111	Fridiger Building
Barkdull Building	1928	119 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0119	Barkdull Building
Medford Central Market	1927	127 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0127	Medford Central Market
Richfield Gas Station	1935	145 Central Avenue North	One of the oldest surviving gas stations in downtown Medford.	Central N 0145	Richfield Gas Station
Hight Realty	1947	221 Central Avenue North	Modern International style	Central N 0221	Hight Realty
Medford Auto Clinic	1945	232 Central Avenue North	Vernacular	Central N 0232	Medford Auto Clinic
Davis Building	1906	301 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0301	Davis Building
Cuthbert Building	1910	381 Central Avenue North	Chicago School	Central N 0381	Cuthbert Building
Palmer-Meydinski Building	1884	22 Central Avenue South	Chicago School	Central S 0022	Palmer-Meydinski Building
Halley Block	1900	26 Central Avenue South		Central S 0026	Halley Block
Elwood House	1905	117 Central Avenue South	Three separate but joined buildings from 1905, 1928 and the 1940's.	Central S 0117	Elwood House
Leverette Block	1928	117 Central Avenue South	Art Deco	Central S 0117	Leverette Block
American Laundry Building	1922	130 Central Avenue South		Central S 0130	American Laundry Building
Palm Rental Building	1913	20 Fir Street South	Chicago School	Fir S 0020	Palm Rental Building
Barnum Hotel	1915	216 Front Street North	Chicago School	Front N 0216	Barnum Hotel
Crater Lake Garage	1911	123 Front Street South		Front S 0123	Crater Lake Garage
Toft (Joseph) House	1904	245 Grape Street North	Craftsman	Grape N 0245	Toft (Joseph) House
Beck Apartments	1927	24 Grape Street South	California Mission Revival	Grape S 0024	Beck Apartments
Woodmen of the World	1924	143 Grape Street South	California Mission Revival	Grape S 0143	Woodmen of the World
Library Park	1888	Main and Holly Streets		Holly N 0000	Library Park
Presbyterian Church	1926	85 Holly Street North	Spanish Colonial Revival	Holly N 0085	Presbyterian Church
Holly Apartments	1927	135 Holly Street North	Spanish Colonial Revival	Holly N 0135	Holly Apartments
Bellinger House	1910	147 Holly Street North	Vernacular	Holly N 0147	Bellinger House
Root-Slover House	1900	203 Holly Street North	Queen Anne Cottage	Holly N 0203	Root-Slover House
Thorndike House	1904	221 Holly Street North	Queen Anne Victorian	Holly N 0221	Thorndike House
Holly Court Apartments	1928	240 Holly Street North	Simple bungalow	Holly N 0240	Holly Court Apartments
Toft (Raymond) House	1904	243 Holly Street North	Colonial Revival	Holly N 0243	Toft (Raymond) House
Hotel Medford Sample Rooms	1911	23 Ivy Street North	Chicago School	Ivy N 0023	Hotel Medford Sample Rooms
Evelyn Apartments	1943	107 Ivy Street North	Minimal tract housing for military personnel stationed at Camp White, east of Medford	Ivy N 0107	Evelyn Apartments
Bass Rental 2	1926	203 Ivy Street North	Simple Bungalow	Ivy N 0203	Bass Rental 2
Clemens-Brandon House	1900	211 Ivy Street North	Vernacular	Ivy N 0211	Clemens-Brandon House
House (LeRoy & Mattie) Apartments	1925	215 Ivy Street North	Spanish Colonial Revival	Ivy N 0215	House (LeRoy & Mattie) Apartments
Bass House	1905	229 Ivy Street North	Colonial Revival	Ivy N 0229	Bass House
Bass Rental 1	1909	235 Ivy Street North	Queen Anne Victorian	Ivy N 0235	Bass Rental 1
McNary House	1904	243 Ivy Street North	Queen Anne Cottage	Ivy N 0243	McNary House
Weeks and Orr Furniture	1907	114 Main Street East	Originally built of brick in two phases in 1907 and 1909. The front elevation was completely remodeled in 1953, but the rear elevation remains essentially original.	Main E 0114	Weeks and Orr Furniture
First National Bank Building AKA The Bathmat Building	1886	120 Main Street East	Originally built in 1886, the classical revival façade was demolished in the 1950's and replaced sheetmetal disks which make the building resemble a giant bathmat.	Main E 0120	First National Bank Building AKA The Bathmat Building
Bates Barber Shop	1910	126 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0126	Bates Barber Shop
Hamlin Building (West)	1886	126 Main Street East	Built in 1886 and modernized in the Moderne style around 1939.	Main E 0126	Hamlin Building (West)
Hamlin Building (East)	1886	128 Main Street East	Built in 1886 and modernized in the Moderne style around 1939.	Main E 0128	Hamlin Building (East)
Thomas Building (East)	1902	131 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0131	Thomas Building (East)
Palm-Niedermeyer Building	1907	132 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0132	Palm-Niedermeyer Building
Thomas Building (West)	1902	135 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0135	Thomas Building (West)
Vawter-Brophy Building	1907	209 Main Street East	Originally built around 1907. The west storefront was remodeled in the Art Moderne style in the 1940's.	Main E 0209	Vawter-Brophy Building
Webb-Adkins Block	1890	220 Main Street East	Built in 1890 in the style of the Chicago School with major remodeling in the 1930 's and 1960's.	Main E 0220	Webb-Adkins Block
Adkins-Childers Block	1895	226 Main Street East	Built in 1895 in the style of the Chicago School with major remodeling in the 1940 's.	Main E 0226	Adkins-Childers Block
Meeker-Strang Building	1898	231 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0231	Meeker-Strang Building
Hoover-Cooper Building	1890	232 Main Street East	Built in 1890 in the style of the Chicago School with major remodeling in 1929 for occupancy by the Palmer Music House.	Main E 0232	Hoover-Cooper Building
Stewert Building	1898	237 Main Street East	Originally Chicago School, remodeled in the Art Deco style in 1935 by businessman Will Hansen	Main E 0237	Stewert Building
Warner, Wortman & Gore Building	1900	307-309 Main Street East	Built c.1900 and remodel in the Moderne style c.1927	Main E 0309	Warner, Wortman & Gore Building
McAndrews-Barnum Block (West)	1895	315 Main Street East	Italianate Victorian modernized in 1929	Main E 0315	McAndrews-Barnum Block (West)
McAndrews-Barnum Block (East)	1895	317 Main Street East	Italianate Victorian modernized in 1929	Main E 0317	McAndrews-Barnum Block (East)
Johnson-Childers Building	1898	318 Main Street East	Italianate Victorian	Main E 0318	Johnson-Childers Building
Hubbard Brothers Hardware/Woods Block	1904	335 Main Street East	Originally Chicago School, remodeled in the Art Deco style in 1934, and in the 1950's remodeled again with much of the Art Deco ornamentation removed	Main E 0335	Hubbard Brothers Hardware/Woods Block
Jerome-Vawter	1925	404 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0404	Jerome-Vawter
Childers Building	1926	406 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0406	Childers Building
Busy Corner Motor Company Building	1924	407-409 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0407	Busy Corner Motor Company Building
Mohr Rental Building	1925	410 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0410	Mohr Rental Building
Childers Building/Dreamland	1928	417 Main Street East	Spanish Colonial Revival	Main E 0417	Childers Building/Dreamland
Winetrout Building	1947	29 Main Street West	Post war modernistic	Main W 0029	Winetrout Building
Getchell Building	1916	115 Main Street West	Chicago School	Main W 0115	Getchell Building
Moore Annex-Pottenger Building	1930	123 Main Street West	Chicago School	Main W 0123	Moore Annex-Pottenger Building
Thomas Building #2 (Oregon Rooms)	1907	225 Main Street West	Chicago School	Main W 0225	Thomas Building #2 (Oregon Rooms)
White (John) Building	1906	209-213 Main Street West	Chicago School	Main W 0225	White (John) Building
St. Mark's Episcopal Church	1916	212 Oakdale North	English Cottage	Oakdale N 0212	St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Graves house	1927	220 Oakdale North	English Cottage	Oakdale N 0220	Graves house
Bingham-Lawson House	1947	236 Oakdale North	Minimal tract	Oakdale N 0236	Bingham-Lawson House
Howell Rentals	1942	244 Oakdale North	Minimal tract	Oakdale N 0244	Howell Rentals
Tucker Garage	1926	32 Riverside Avenue North	Chicago School	Riverside N 0032	Tucker Garage
Medford Auto Company Building	1926	40 Riverside Avenue North	Chicago School	Riverside N 0040	Medford Auto Company Building
Jennings (Sam) Building	1927	229 Riverside Avenue North	Chicago School	Riverside N 0229	Jennings (Sam) Building
Peerless Bakery Building	1925	7 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0007	Peerless Bakery Building
Hubbard-Wray Implement Company	1948	25 Riverside Avenue South	Art Deco	Riverside S 0025	Hubbard-Wray Implement Company
Young/Humphrey Motors Building	1936	33 Riverside Avenue South	Art Deco	Riverside S 0033	Young/Humphrey Motors Building
Witham Service Station	1928	36 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0036	Witham Service Station
Hubbard Warehouse/Pierce-Allen Motor Company	1913	112 Riverside Avenue South	Originally Chicago School, remodeled in the Moderne style in 1941	Riverside S 0112	Hubbard Warehouse/Pierce-Allen Motor Company
Crater Lake Automotive	1925	123 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0123	Crater Lake Automotive
Davis-Cornwall Building (South)	1927	132 Riverside Avenue South	Chicago School	Riverside S 0132	Davis-Cornwall Building (South)

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Davis Storage Warehouse 31 Grape Street South

The gray building is the West Side Feed & Sale Stable, which is individuall listed on the National Register, and the red building is the Davis Storage Warehouse.

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Front Steet Elevation to Left
Main Street Elevation to Right

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21 February 2011
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Palm Building (AKA Gordy Building)
107 Main Street East

This Chicago School building was constructed in stages and repeatedly remodeled between 1902 and 1916.

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21 February 2011
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Derrick's Cafeteria
17 Riverside Avenue South
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