246 State Street
Catlin & Lynn Building on October 3, 2006
This was originally the site of the Tiger Engine Fire House #2, which was built here around 1880. The Tiger Engine Company #2 was a volunteer fire department organized in May 1869. In remained here until 1893, when the city of Salem established a paid fire department at the Court House fire station.
Catlin & Lynn Building on December 13, 2006.
In 1909, the city sold the property to hops farmers Russell Catlin and James R. Lynn, who promptly built this building at a cost of $6,000. The building was originally occupied by a garage for the storage and repair of automobiles. Catlin’s wife Sybil sold the building in 1924 a few months after his death. Chalmers H. and Anna Brown owned it until 1945, and O.J. and C.H. Hogg owned it from the mid-1950s to the 1980s. The Catlin and Lynn Building is now home to a shoe store.
Catlin & Lynn Building on December 16, 2006.
Historical Photos:
Catlin & Lynn Building, circa 1914 (Oregon State Library)
Continue to 13: Meredith Building…
No comments:
Post a Comment