William H. Byrd House - Court Street-Chemeketa Street Historic District - Salem, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This Queen Anne house was built in 1887 for George Collins and was originally located at 197 Court Street (the northwest corner of Court and Church streets, now the site of the ill-fated Courthouse Transit Center.) A few years after construction, the house was purchased from Collins by William H. Byrd. Dr. Byrd earned his medical degree at Willamette University in 1881 and practiced in Salem for nearly 50 years. Byrd purchased this lot in 1905 and had the house moved here the following year. In the next several years, Byrd also purchased the adjoining lots to the south, having three Bungalows built there. Dr. Byrd never actually lived in this house but gave it as a wedding gift to his son Clarence in 1921. Dr. Byrd died in 1929. At the time of the Historic District Nomination, the house was still occupied by Clarence's daughter Martha Byrd Blau.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Court Street-Chemeketa Street Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 296 14th Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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