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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Salem Government #28 (Continued): Fairview Training Center – Greenhouses

IMG_7123 Pringle Creek Garden Center at the Fairview Training Center Site in Salem, Oregon on June 23, 2007
Pringle Creek Garden Center on June 23, 2007

These two Victorian-style greenhouses are being restored to become the Pringle Creek Garden Center, part of the Pringle Creek Sustainable Living Center for the Pringle Creek Community.

IMG_7124 Pringle Creek Garden Center at the Fairview Training Center Site in Salem, Oregon on June 23, 2007
Pringle Creek Garden Center on June 23, 2007

The first 2,274-square-foot greenhouse was designed by Salem engineer Sam Emery for the Fairview Training Center and was completed in 1942.

IMG_7125 Pringle Creek Garden Center at the Fairview Training Center Site in Salem, Oregon on June 23, 2007
Pringle Creek Garden Center on June 23, 2007

Next to the greenhouses are sheds for the storage of gardening materials.

IMG_7126 Pringle Creek Garden Center at the Fairview Training Center Site in Salem, Oregon on June 23, 2007
Pringle Creek Garden Center on June 23, 2007

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