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

Pearce Building

c.1940

— Salem Downtown Historic District —

Pearce Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

1. Pearce Building Marker

Inscription. George Pearce was associated with Wade, Pearce & Company. His daughters acquired the site from the company in 1918, but did not construct this Modernistic building until 1940. The sisters were Salem educators: Helen was the first woman graduate of Willamette University in 1915 and was a professor of English; Dorothy was a distinguished musician and teacher.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 44° 56.493′ N, 123° 2.37′ W. Marker is in Salem, Oregon, in Marion County. It is in the Central Area. It is on Court Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 Court Street NE, 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

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Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Breyman Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Anderson Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Paulus Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Breyman Brothers Block (within shouting distance of this marker); South Eldridge Block/Greenbaum Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Starkey-McCully Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Forstner Store Building/South National Bank Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Reed Opera House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

2. Pearce Building Marker

Pearce Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

3. Pearce Building

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

4. Pearce Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 37 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.