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

Bligh Building

1926

— Salem Downtown Historic District —

Bligh Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

1. Bligh Building Marker

Inscription. Already a hotel and theater owner, Frank D. Bligh built this building, which contained as many as ten separate shop spaces, and the adjoining Capitol Theater, which featured a dome reminiscent of that atop the State Capitol. In 1945 Walter C. Winslow, a local attorney, bought the Bligh Building. The Winslow family retained ownership of the building until 1976. In 2006 the was purchased by Curt Pence, Alex Rhoten and Terry Kelly.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 44° 56.356′ N, 123° 2.232′ W. Marker is in Salem, Oregon, in Marion County. It is in the Central Area. It is on High Street Southeast south of State Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 High St SE, 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

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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: Salem’s Chinatown (within shouting distance of this marker); Elsinore Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); John Hughes Company/New Salem Hotel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gray Belle Restaurant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Grand Hotel (about 400 feet away); McGilchrist Building (about 400 feet away); All Aboard! (about 500 feet away); Salem First United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

2. Bligh Building Marker

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, October 14, 2025

3. Bligh Building Marker

The marker faces west on High Street. An arrow points to the marker behind a tree in the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.