Heryford Brothers Building

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Heryford Brothers Building
Photograph of a three-story building on a city street corner
The Heryford Brothers Building in 2014
Location524 Center Street
Lakeview, Oregon
Coordinates42°11′23″N 120°20′44″W / 42.189693°N 120.345629°W / 42.189693; -120.345629
Built1913
ArchitectF. S. DeLongchamp
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.80003330
Added to NRHP1980

The Heryford Brothers Building (also known locally as the Elks Building) is a historic commercial building in Lakeview, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1913 by William P. Heryford, a local rancher and businessman. The building has changed hands several times over the years, but it has remained in continuous use since it was constructed. Today, the Heryford Building is an active commercial structure for a number of small businesses. Because of its importance to local history, the Heryford Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The town of Lakeview was established in 1876. The community grew slowly because of its isolated frontier location. In May 1900, a large fire destroyed 64 of the town's 66 buildings, leaving 700 residents homeless. However most of the homes and business structures were replaced by October of that year. Much of the reconstruction was financed by Doctor Bernard Daly, a local physician, banker, and businessman.[1][2][3][4]

In 1908, a new county courthouse was built in the center of town on the south side of Center Street (the town's main east-west street) between E Street and F Street (the town's main north-south streets). In 1911, the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway reached Lakeview, spurring commercial growth in the community. In the two years following the arrival of the railroad, over $200,000 was invested in Lakeview's downtown business area. Almost half of that investment was made by William P. Heryford, a local rancher and businessman. In 1913, Heryford commissioned the construction of a new three-story commercial building on the north side of Center Street, across the street from the Lake County courthouse. Heryford's building cost approximately $100,000 to construct. When it was completed, the building was the largest and most expensive structure in Lakeview. It was also the most modern, with its own power generator, central stream heat, elevators, electric lights, hot water, and telephones.[1][5][6][7]

The Heryford Brothers Building was dedicated on 14 March 1913. Over 600 people attended the ceremony. After the dedication ceremony, Heryford hosted a community party that lasted from 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m the next morning. According to the Lake County Examiner, the event was "without a doubt the largest assemblage of beautifully gowned women ever gathered in Lakeview". The Examiner went on to speculate that Lakeview would never witness another such affair.[1][6]

The Heryford building was the largest structure in Lakeview when it was built in 1913, and it is still one of the city's most important commercial building today. Because the Heryford Brothers Building played an important role in the commercial development of Lakeview, the structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 30 April 1980.[1][6][8]

Structure

The Heryford Brothers Building is a three-story

United States Land Office and the local Elks Lodge occupied the second floor with professional offices on the third floor. The building included many features that were considered very modern, especially in an isolated eastern Oregon community in the early 20th century. These features included an electric power generator, central stream heat, elevators, telephones, electric lights, and hot water throughout the building.[1][6]

transom windows above the main panes. The windows are all mounted in pine casement frames. On the third floor, the triple window groups are repeated, but within rounded arch frames. The building's sheet metal cornices have elaborate entablature, frieze, and dentil elements. The building also has a full basement.[1][9]

Over the years, the first floor has been extensively remodeled to accommodate new commercial tenants. The mercantile store was replaced by a restaurant, and then new commercial space. Later, the Elks Lodge expanded to the first floor. The first floor modifications include dropped ceilings, new sheetrock walls, wood paneling, and new bathrooms. The first floor space occupied by the drug store has changed hands several times, but retains its original configuration. With the exception of fire code modifications the second and third floors generally retain their original configurations as well.[1]

Location

The Heryford Brother Building occupies Lot A, Section 15, Township 39 South, Range 20 East of the

Willamette Meridian in Lake County, Oregon. It is located on the north side of Center Street between E Street and F Street in Lakeview, Oregon. The building faces the Lake County Courthouse in the center of town.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Heryford Brothers Building", National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form, Statewide Inventory of Historic Sites and Buildings, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Salem, Oregon, 21 February 1980.
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Lakeview", Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, p. 557.
  3. ^ LaLande, Jeff and Allen Cain, "Dr. Bernard Daly", The Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon, 2005.
  4. ^ Tonsfeldt, Ward, Historical Resource Survey of Lakeview, Oregon Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, study prepared for the Town of Lakeview Planning Office, Bend, Oregon, 1 August 1989, pp.10–12.
  5. ^ Cooper, Forest E, Introducing Dr. Daly, Lakeview Historical Society, Maverick Press, Bend, Oregon, 1986, pp. 62–63.
  6. ^ a b c d Tonsfeldt, Ward, Historical Resource Survey of Lakeview, Oregon Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, study prepared for the Town of Lakeview Planning Office, Bend, Oregon, 1 August 1989, p. 16.
  7. ^ Bach, Melva M., History of the Fremont National Forest, Fremont National Forest, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Lakeview, Oregon, 1981, p. 126.
  8. ^ "Heryford Brothers Building", Oregon Historic Sites Database, State Historic Preservation Office, State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon, 6 June 2012.
  9. ^ Tonsfeldt, Ward, Historical Resource Survey of Lakeview, Oregon Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, study prepared for the Town of Lakeview Planning Office, Bend, Oregon, 1 August 1989, pp. 42–4.

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