Historic Buildings of Downtown Corvallis:1892-11914

1892-1912

11-James Hayes House: 1892
12-James A Wood Grocery: 1892
13-Hotel Julian: 1893
14-Henry Pernot House:1896
15-Neil Newhouse House: 1902
16-George R Farra House: 1903
17-Buxton-Corrie House: 1904
18-John Horner House: 1905
19-Taylor Building:1906
20-Benton County National Bank: 1907
20-Kline Department Store: 1907
21-Emery J Newton House: 1907
22-G.A. Robinson House: 1908
23-John Bexwell House: 1908
24-Maggie Weigand Building: 1910
25-Claude Lewis House: 1910
26-Harding Building:1910
27-John Foster House: 1912
28-Burnap-Rickard House:1913
29-Majestic Theater: 1913
30-Boque House: 1913
31-Ruth Buchannan House: 1911
32-Dick Keiger House: 1914

What Was Happenning In Corvallis ?
1873: Flour mills burned.

1874: Corvallis described as "an incorporated city and county seat of Benton County, located on the west bank of the Willamette River, on a beautiful plateau one and a half miles wide, entirely above water..."

1876: Karge water tower erected at first and Jefferson.

1880: Private telephone service.

1880: Completion of railroad through town.

1882: One of the first warehouses in Corvallis, WA Wells, burned down.

1883: Burned warehouses replaced by a grain warehouse.

1885: Flouring mills erected and expanded.

1889: Electric lights installed

1890: Streetcar systems, 2.25 miles in operation.

1890's: Farmers began diversifying.

1891: Electric light plant installed at OSU.