Central Area in Salem in Marion County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Smith & Wade Building

c.1870/1910

— Salem Downtown Historic District —

Smith & Wade Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

1. Smith & Wade Building Marker

Inscription. The earliest building on this site sold “agricultural implements” according to an 1869 newspaper. Reuben Boise bought it in 1890 and sold it to his daughter, Mae Lauterman in 1910. By the mid-1920s, one half of the building was a wholesale cigar store, with the other half occupied by the “Gospel Mission”. The Lauterman family retained an interest in this property until 1962.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 44° 56.447′ N, 123° 2.488′ W. Marker is in Salem, Oregon, in Marion County. It is in the Central Area. It is on State Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 State Street, Salem OR 97301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon Wine Country

and in the Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

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,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Salvation Army Building (a few steps from this marker); Meredith Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Catlin & Linn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); S.A. Manning Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); R.P. Boise Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Bush-Breyman Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watkins-Dearborn Building

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(about 300 feet away); Durbin Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

2. Smith & Wade Building Marker

The marker can be seen to the right of the left entrance to the building.

Smith & Wade Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

3. Smith & Wade Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.