388 State Street
Capitol Center on September 4, 2006
Built from 1923 to 1927, this eleven-story reinforced scored concrete building was designed by Portland architect Leigh L. Dougan and financed by hops dealer, mayor and bank board member Thomas Livesly (through the First National Bank). When it opened in 1926, 75 percent of the spaces were leased by predominantly physicians and dentists. The bank occupied the ground floor until the late 1940s when Stevens and Sons Jewelers established tenancy through 1982.
Capitol Center on January 27, 2007
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1986, after being rehabilitated by Morse Bros. and renamed Capitol Center.
Capitol Center Plaque on September 4, 2006
At 164 feet in height & 319 feet above sea level at the top of the highest antenna, Capital Center is the third tallest building and third highest point in Salem, after the steeple spire of the First United Methodist Church and the Oregon State Capitol building.
Capitol Center on December 9, 2005
Additional Links:
Thomas A. Livesley at Salem Online History
Capitol Center at the Salem Oregon Community Guide
Salem Oregon's Tallest Building at the Salem Oregon Community Guide
Historical Photos:
Portrait of Thomas A. Livesley (Oregon State Library)
Capitol Tower Building, 1964 (Salem Public Library)
Capitol Center, 1991 (Salem Public Library)
Capitol Center, 1992 (Salem Public Library)
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