Historic Downtown Salem #18: Samuel A. Manning Building

200-210 State Street

Samuel A. Manning Building on December 16, 2006.

Thomas Holman, proprietor of the Salem Electric Light Works and Salem Abstract and Land Company, acquired this property by 1873. In 1889, Holman sold the property to S.T. Northcutt. At that time, the property was the site of a wood-framed commercial building that was occupied by a variety of blacksmiths and carriage makers, including C.W. Scriber and Herman Pohle from 1889 to 1891, Arthur Grover and Edward Pugh from 1893 to 1896, Clyde Bellinger in 1896 and William H. Siegmund in 1902. The current building was constructed in 1905. Samuel A. Manning, the local agent for Studebaker automobiles, McCormick harvesters, John Deere farm equipment and Petaluma incubators, purchased the property on September 3, 1908 and occupied the building until 1921. In 1921, Manning sold the property to Frank N. and Marion A. Derby. The Derbys leased the building to Charles R. Archard, who continued selling farm implements as well as grain, feed and seed. From 1932 to 1953, the building was occupied by the Salem Seed and Implement Company, which sold farm implements, feeds, seeds, tractors, and dairy supplies. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1987. It is notable for retaining its original storefront glass and framing.

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