Western Union Office - Albany Downtown Historic District - Albany, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
N 44° 38.231 W 123° 06.470
10T E 491447 N 4942652
Primary contributing Italianate commercial building dating to the 1880s
Waymark Code: WMJQ1C
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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This 1880s-era Italianate commercial building began as a general store and hosted a Western Union from about 1925-1950. At the time of the Oregon Historic Buildings Inventory in 1976 it housed Singer Co. Today it is home to an art store.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Albany Downtown Commercial Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
311-313 West 1st Avenue Albany, Oregon 97321

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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