Baldwin Market

Baldwin Market
Photograph of a two-story, wooden building being painted
The Baldwin Market in 2011
Baldwin Market is located in Eugene OR
Baldwin Market
Location within Eugene OR
Baldwin Market is located in Oregon
Baldwin Market
Location within Oregon
Location765–781 Monroe Street
Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates44°03′05″N 123°06′17″W / 44.051358°N 123.104732°W / 44.051358; -123.104732
Area0.09 acres (0.036 ha)
BuiltBefore 1920
Architectural styleVernacular
NRHP reference No.96000619
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1996
a two-story building with a painted, wood, boxy facade. the left half is a dark brown and the right half is a off-white pink. the trim is a muted magenta. the left half has a green sign reading "Acorn community Cafe", and two neon signs reading "Brunch" and "Dinner" in the window. The right half of the building appears empty, with reflective windows.
The Baldwin Market building in 2026

The Baldwin Market is a historic retail shop building in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

History

The building was constructed at some point between 1912 and 1920. It became the principal market - and therefore a community hub - in its neighbourhood between 1920, when it was renovated and established as a shop by Earl and Eva Baldwin, and 1946, when Jesse Ash and his family, who had acquired the building in 1941, sold it and moved their business to a nearby location to the south. It is now the only two-story false-fronted commercial building in Eugene, and therefore the only representative of the style which dominated Oregon's commercial wooden architecture during the 19th century.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. As of 2021, it houses a massage center and a cafe.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Josse, Lynn M. (November 22, 1995), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Baldwin Market (PDF), retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (June 7, 1996). "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/27/96 through 5/31/96" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ccs, Randy Nishimura, Aia, Csi (April 10, 2021). "SW Oregon Architect: Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: B". SW Oregon Architect. Retrieved May 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)