Pioneer Park – 7th and C St.
Pioneer City Park - 7th and C St.
CLASSIFICATION: Primary
YEAR BUILT: 1896
STYLE: Vernacular
The park encompasses a city block and is located on the Northwest corner of Seventh and C Streets. The park is heavily planted with Oak and some fir trees. The northern portion of the park is more open in nature and is the site of the children’s play equipment and the location of a earlier gazebo. The park is bordered on the west and north by Ash Creek, the east by Seventh Street and to the south by “C” Street. There is a graveled parking lot associated with the park to the south.
The land for the park was purchased from Mrs. Dorcas Whiting on August 4th, 1896 by the City. The City originally wanted to purchase the property for $555.57 on a note dated May 12, 1896, but Mrs. Whiting waned cash for the property. The city secured a loan for the land in August of the same year and purchased the park site. The park has been a gathering place for the City’s residents for many years.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
City Park Comments: No buildings. Play structures, benches, picnic tables.
92 Log Cabin Street
92 Log Cabin Street
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1906
STYLE: Bungalow
This two and one half story residence is rectangular in plan and has a gable roof with composition shingles. The roof has bracketed eaves and exposed rafters. Fire retardant shingles sheath the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash. There is a paneled front door with beveled glass. The hip roof front porch has tapered boxed porch posts and a solid balustrade. There is a planter box incorporated into the front porch. The windows have been altered and the building resided. There are two gable roof storage sheds to the west. The building faces east on the corner of Log Cabin Street and Butler Street and is in good condition.
The building was occupied by Ward Butler in 1918. Butler was an insurance agent with the New York Life Insurance. The Harpole family bought the building from the Butler’s and resided there until 1943 when Ray Haener bought the building. Millie and Lewis Kelley moved into the residence in 1951.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: EC garage
917 Monmouth Street
917 Monmouth Street
CLASSIFICATION: Primary
YEAR BUILT: 1900
STYLE: Vernacular
This one and one half story residence is T shaped in plan with additions and has a multi-gable roof with composition shingles. Composition shingles with corner boards sheath the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the residence. The windows are paired one over one double hung wood sash and rectangular bay windows on the east and north elevations. The window surrounds have been altered, the siding is new, and a stained glass window has been added. The building faces north on the corner of Monmouth Street and South Ninth Street and is in good condition.
The building was occupied in the 1930’s by Bill Berry. Berry was a painter and paper hanger in Independence.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
[House] Comments: Wood sash windows w/ attached storm windows on ground floor – vinyl windows on upper floor; altered entry; added carport. NC tuff shed887 Monmouth St
887 Monmouth St
CLASSIFICATION: Primary
YEAR BUILT: 1880
STYLE: Gothic Revival
This one and one half story residence is T-shaped in plan. It has an intersecting gable roof with a central gable and composition shingles. Narrow shiplap siding with corner boards and wide bargeboards sheath the exterior. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash with a projecting cornice. There is a wrap around hip roof porch with a decorative frieze, brackets and turned posts. The front porch has been altered and a door replaced with a window in the central gable. The windows on the front façade have been shortened, a polygonal bay window added to the west elevation and shutters added. The building faces north on the corner of Monmouth and South Ninth Street and is in good condition.
There is a carriage house now used as a garage associated with the structure.
The building was constructed by the John E. Davidson family in 1880. Davidson was born in Barron County, Kentucky in 1823 and moved to Oregon from Illinois in 1850. Davidson, along with a partner, have been credited with building the first business house in Independence. After returning from the Cayuse War, Davidson received his medical diploma from Willamette University in 1868. Davidson sold a portion of his donation Land Claim to Francis and Caroline Patterson in 1881 and Patterson platted Patterson’s Addition to Independence in 1881. The building has had many subsequent owners over the years including Alfred Dlickinger, 1896-1901; E.M. and Ellis Young, 1901-1908; the Dawes Family, 1908-1943;John and Faith Black, 1942-1943; Cecil and Maxine Black, 1943-1953; Elmer Albert Katter, 1953-1960; Raay Strong Jr. 1960-1968; August Pope, 1968-1969; Leslie and Marion Kelly, 1969-1978 and Andrew and Betty Lou Newberg, 1978-present. The building is currently listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
ES= Eligible/ Significant
NRB= Listed Individually and with Historic District
Davidson, Dr John E & Mary D, House Comments: Side addition; 8/1 and fixed w.s. windows. EC brick cold house, EC outbuilding.
In process of being renovated/restored 8/07/2014.
88 Walnut St
88 Walnut St
CLASSIFICATION: Historic Non-Contributing
YEAR BUILT: 1886
STYLE: Vernacular
This one and one half story residence is L shaped in plan with additions. It is covered with a gable roof with gable dormers and composition shingles. Narrow shiplap siding with corner board sheaths the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are multi-light fixed pane and six over six double hung wood sash on the south elevation. There is a hip roof porch with plain posts and a solid balustrade. The building faces east on the corner of North Walnut Street and North Butler Street and is in excellent condition.
The building was owned by the Kurre family in the early 1900’s. Claude Kurre was born January 14th, 1880 in Missouri and came to Oregon in 1884. He lived in Independence until 1925 when he moved to Cottage Grove.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
[House] Comments: Historic rear addition; historic window alterations, some vinyl windows; partially glazed porch.EC detached garage.
88 S. 4th St
88 S. 4th St
CLASSIFICATION: Primary
YEAR BUILT: 1902
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan and has a gable roof with a gable dormer and projecting gable entry. The roofing material is composition shingle. The exterior is covered with thin weatherboard siding and shingles on the gable ends. There is a wide belt course and exposed rafters and brackets along the roofline. The front entry porch has been glasses in. The building faces east on the corner of South Fourth Street and “B” Street and is in good condition.
There is a two car garage to the west of the residence. The building is covered with a gable roof and has wide eaves with exposed rafters and multi-pane fixed windows. Shiplap siding clads the exterior. The garage doors are comprised of multi-panned windows on the top portion of the doors and panels on the lower half.
The building was constructed by the Mott family in 1902. Floyd Robinson occupied the building in the 1920’s. The residence was owned by Byron Rudell in the mid-1950’s. Rudell was the owner of the Sunset Hops Yards in the Independence area.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: Glazed porch; intact windows with attached storm windows
EC detached garage.
86 S. 3rd St
86 S. 3rd St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1915
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan and has an intersecting gable roof with exposed rafters, wide eaves, brackets and composition shingles. Narrow shiplap siding sheaths the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash and fixed sash with a projecting cornice. There is a polygonal bay window on the south elevation. The porch which is covered with a gable roof, has large rectangular supports. The building faces east on the corner of South Third Street and “B” Street and is in excellent condition. The building was constructed in 1915 by Charles Taylor, a barber. Later occupants were Jim and Edra Coon who owned the Club Tavern in downtown Independence.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
[House] Comments: Aluminum storms; NC outbuilding857 Monmouth St
857 Monmouth St
CLASSIFICATION: Compatible Non-Contributing
YEAR BUILT: 1948
STYLE: Vernacular
This one story residence is rectangular in plan and has a gable roof with composition shingles. Wide weatherboard siding sheaths the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are two over two double hung wood sash and fixed pane. There is brickwork around the projecting gabled front entry. There is a tapered brick chimney. The windows have been altered on the east elevation. The building faces north on Monmouth Street and is in good condition. There is an alley to the east.
There is a contributing shed roof one car garage with vertical board siding located in the alley.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
NP= Not Eligible/ Out of Period
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: Original survey recorded this as 867 Monmouth St.; Not in POS but could be EC.
Wood sash windows, enclosed garage w/ aluminum slider windows. Detached NC garage, detached NC shed.
85 Walnut St
85 Walnut St
CLASSIFICATION: Primary
YEAR BUILT: 1900
STYLE: Vernacular
This one story residence is a square plan and a truncated hip roof with composition shingles. The residence has been resided with asphalt shingles. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash and have been altered on the south elevation. There is a hip roof porch with exposed rafters, plain square posts, and an open balustrade. The building faces west on the corner of North Walnut Street and North Butler Street and is in good condition.
The building has had many residents over the years including D.A. Hodge, O.A. Kreamer, B.L. Rockwell, and J.J. Williams. Kreamer owned a jewelry and men’s clothing store on Main Street between “C” and Monmouth Streets.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: Addition on rear of house
841 Monmouth St
841 Monmouth St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1918
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is a modified T shaped in plan. It has an intersecting gable roof with composition shingles. Narrow shiplap siding and shingles in the gable end sheath the exterior. A cast stone foundation supports the building. The windows are wide one over one double hung wood sash and there is a polygonal bay window on the east elevation. There is a recessed porch with a projecting gabled entry supported by plain posts, on the north elevation. An addition has been made to the south elevation. The building faces north on Monmouth Street, about 100 feet from Ash Creek, and is in good condition.
B.F. Swope, an attorney occupied the building from 1930’s to the early 1940’s. The building was occupied in the 1940’s by Frank Ellis, operator of a Palace Tavern on Main Street.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: EC detached garage
1/1 wood sash windows with attached exterior storm windows
838 S. Main St
838 S. Main St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1914
STYLE: Craftsman
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan with an extension to the rear. It has a gable roof with a projecting gable entry and gable dormer. The roofing material is composition shingles. Asbestos shingles cover the original siding. A concrete foundation supports the residence. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash. The front door is paneled and glazed, flanked by fixed sidelights. The porch and projecting gable have elephantine square supports set on battered concrete pedestals with ionic caps. There are large rafters and oversized bargeboards on the main elevation. The building faces east on Main Street and is in excellent condition. There is a two car contributing detached garage with shiplap siding and a battered concrete raised foundation. The building is covered with a hip roof with intersecting twin gables on the front elevation. Brackets decorate the gable ends. The garage is associated with 814 and 838 S. Main Street. The building was constructed by Alma and Arch Sloper in 1914. Arch Sloper was born in Independence in 1879. He married Hattie Miller in 1908. Arch and brother Buzz operated a farm six miles south of Independence and also owned a hardware store in Independence with Bill Cockle. The Slopers resided in the building from 1914 to 1919 when they returned to farming. Sloper designed the Sloper Hop Plow which was used extensively by the leading hop growers in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Other hop machinery that Sloper developed include an electric hop bailer, hop spraying equipment, a hop hoeing machine, hop drying fans and a hop duster.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: Replacement siding; EC garage
814 S. Main St
814 S. Main St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1914
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan. It has an intersecting gable roof and a gable dormer with flared eaves covered with consumption shingles. Narrow weatherboard siding sheaths the exterior. A wooden water table caps the concrete foundation. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash, and casement windows in the dormer. There is a rectangular bay window on the main elevation. There is a recessed full length porch with a segmental arch tie beam, massive square posts and solid balustrade. There are also exposed notch-end rafters and unusual flared bargeboards on this elevation. The building faces east on the corner of Main Street and “H” Street and is in excellent condition. The residence was built by William H. Cockle around 1914. Cockle established a partnership with Chester Sloper, his brother-in-law, and opened the Sloper Bros. and Cockle hardware store in downtown Independence.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
786 S. Main St
786 S. Main St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1914
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and a half story residence is rectangular in plan and has a gable roof with composition shingles. Weatherboard siding and shingles above the belt course on the gable ends sheath the exterior. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are nine over one double hung wood sash and multi-light casement. There is a polygonal bay window with a shed roof. The main entry has a door reflective of the Arts and Crafts era with narrow vertical lights. The recessed full length porch has large square supports and a solid balustrade. The building faces east on the corner of Main Street and “H” Street and is in good condition. There is a one car compatible detached garage which is covered with wood shingles. A water table caps the concrete foundation. The building was built by Arch Sloper, a contractor in Independence, for the Dr. McIntire family in 1914. McIntire was a well known physician in Independence who eventually become President Franklin Roosevelt’s personal physician.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: EC garage
770 Monmouth St
770 Monmouth St
CLASSIFICATION: Historic Non-Contributing
YEAR BUILT: 1895
STYLE: Craftsman
This two story residence is rectangular in plan with additions. It has a hip roof with wide eaves and composition shingles. Aluminum siding has replaced the original siding. A concrete foundation supports the building. The windows are paired and tripled one over one double hung wood sash. There is a polygonal bay window on the east elevation. Six over six double hung wood sash windows are located in the addition which has wide shiplap siding and a gable roof. The other addition has shiplap siding and a hip roof. The chimney has been altered; french doors and a gabled entrance have been added to the house. The building faces south on Monmouth Street, adjacent to Ash Creek, and is in good condition.
The building was occupied by the Davidson family for many years. The Davidsons were an important local hop farming family. Elmer Barnhart occupied the building in the 1930’s Barnhart was a lawyer in Independence and established his practice in 1926. Prior to his career as a lawyer Barnhart taught school and then did his post graduate work at the University of London. He was elected District Attorney of Polk County in 1930 and 1934 and served as Mayor of Independence from 1946 and 1949.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
NC= Not Eligible/ Non-Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
Comments: 3-unit multifamily; horizontal board siding on rear addition; vinyl windows. NC detached garage.
770 D St
814 S. Main St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1914
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan. It has an intersecting gable roof and a gable dormer with flared eaves covered with consumption shingles. Narrow weatherboard siding sheaths the exterior. A wooden water table caps the concrete foundation. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash, and casement windows in the dormer. There is a rectangular bay window on the main elevation. There is a recessed full length porch with a segmental arch tie beam, massive square posts and solid balustrade. There are also exposed notch-end rafters and unusual flared bargeboards on this elevation. The building faces east on the corner of Main Street and “H” Street and is in excellent condition. The residence was built by William H. Cockle around 1914. Cockle established a partnership with Chester Sloper, his brother-in-law, and opened the Sloper Bros. and Cockle hardware store in downtown Independence.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
814 S. Main St
814 S. Main St
CLASSIFICATION: Secondary
YEAR BUILT: 1914
STYLE: Bungalow
This one and one half story residence is rectangular in plan. It has an intersecting gable roof and a gable dormer with flared eaves covered with consumption shingles. Narrow weatherboard siding sheaths the exterior. A wooden water table caps the concrete foundation. The windows are one over one double hung wood sash, and casement windows in the dormer. There is a rectangular bay window on the main elevation. There is a recessed full length porch with a segmental arch tie beam, massive square posts and solid balustrade. There are also exposed notch-end rafters and unusual flared bargeboards on this elevation. The building faces east on the corner of Main Street and “H” Street and is in excellent condition. The residence was built by William H. Cockle around 1914. Cockle established a partnership with Chester Sloper, his brother-in-law, and opened the Sloper Bros. and Cockle hardware store in downtown Independence.
CURRENT CLASSIFICATION:
EC= Eligible/ Contributing
NHD= Listed in Historic District
