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Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
 

Sather Building

Built: 1913

 
 
Sather Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 8, 2020
1. Sather Building Marker
Inscription. Evan A. Sather opened this two-story mercantile business and called it the Pine Tree Store because of a pine tree that grew through the front sidewalk. The upstairs was known a Sather Hall and became a popular gathering place for civic and social gatherings.
 
Erected by Deschutes Historical Museum. (Marker Number B27.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Bend Heritage Walk series list.
 
Location. 44° 3.543′ N, 121° 18.836′ W. Marker is in Bend, Oregon, in Deschutes County. It is on Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Minnesota Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 916 Northwest Wall Street, Bend OR 97701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s High Desert. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere,
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in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Buchwalter's (a few steps from this marker); O'Donnell Building (within shouting distance of this marker); N.P Smith Pioneer Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Tower Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); O'Kane Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House (about 300 feet away); Pringle Block (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bend.
 
Sather Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 8, 2020
2. Sather Building and Marker
The marker is in the shadows behind the orange barrier.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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Jul. 10, 2026