120 Commercial Street NE

(Historic Downtown Salem)

Classification: Historic Non-Contributing

Historic Name: Unknown

Current Name(s): Alessandro’s Restaurant

Year of Construction: c.1870; 1990

Legal Description: 073W27AB08000; Salem Addition, from Lots 5, 6 & 7, Block 33

Owner(s): Fasani, LLC

120 Commercial Street, NE

Salem, Oregon 97301

Description: This is a two-story commercial building. The date of construction may have been as early as c.1870. The Sanborn maps show that Durbin’s Livery was at this location in 1884; Minto & Lowe Livery in 1888; a hardware and stove shop in 1890; YMCA Rooms in 1895; and an electric painting company and photo shop in 1926. Substantial changes have occurred to the building and the latest remodeling appears to have occurred in the 1990s. The current facade has brick veneer on the first one-and-one-half stories and is stucco-covered above. Windows are arched and fixed. The building does not contribute to the character of the district in its current condition.

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This article originally appeared on the original Salem Online History site and has not been updated since 2006.