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Adolph Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Adolph Block

On the National Register since 198046 years
High Victorian ItalianateListed 1980Salem
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About Adolph Block

Adolph Block, at 360--372 State St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 1, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as High Victorian Italianate, as it does for 18 other Oregon listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Salem, Oregon. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 29 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1880 to today

  1. 1880Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

360--372 State St., Salem · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Adolph BlockStart here
  2. 2Salem Downtown State Street-Commercial Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3J. K. Gill BuildingBuilt 1868 · next door
  4. 4Farrar BuildingBuilt 1917 · next door
  5. 5Old First National Bank BuildingRomanesque · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElsinore TheaterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19260.1 miBS. A. Manning BuildingBuilding0.1 miBChemeketa Lodge No. 1 Odd Fellows BuildingsLate Victorian0.1 miBR. P. Boise BuildingGeorgian Style · Built 19130.1 miBReed Opera House and McCornack Block AdditionBuilt 18690.1 miBBush-Breyman BlockQueen Anne0.1 miBBush and Brey Block and AnnexQueen Anne0.1 miBChristopher Paulus BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19070.1 miBStarkey-McCully BlockBuilt 18670.1 miBSouth First National Bank BlockHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18870.1 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal Church of SalemGothic Revival0.2 miDSalem Civic Center Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBDaniel B. Jarman House and GardenSpanish Colonial · Built 19290.4 miBOregon State CapitolModernistic · Built 19380.4 miBState Library of OregonBuilding0.4 miBAndrew T. Gilbert HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBGaiety HollowBuilt 19320.5 miBWaller Hall, Willamette UniversityFederal · Built 18640.5 mi
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BOld Garfield SchoolRenaissance0.5 miStUnion Street Railroad Bridge and TrestlePratt Through Truss0.5 mi
More like it

High Victorian Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as High Victorian Italianate.

South First National Bank BlockBuilt 1887 · 0.1 mi away
Independence National BankBuilt 1891 · 9.4 mi away
A.K. Wilson Building13.6 mi away

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Questions about Adolph Block

Is Adolph Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 1, 1980 (Register number 80003348).

Is Adolph Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Adolph Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Adolph Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77850124 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.