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Boon Brick Store
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National Register of Historic Places

Boon Brick Store

Also known as Karr's Tavern

On the National Register since 197551 years
Listed 1975Salem
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Boon Brick Store

Boon Brick Store, at 888 Liberty St., NE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1975. It was among the first 8 of Salem’s 70 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the state level.

What it isHistoric building in Salem, Oregon, USA. 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

1860 to today

  1. 1860Built
  2. 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 51 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

888 Liberty St., NE, Salem · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Boon Brick StoreStart here
  2. 2Jones-Sherman HouseCraftsman Bungalow · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Carl E. Nelson HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Pleasant Grove Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Old Garfield SchoolRenaissance · 0.3 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within a mile

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

BAndrew T. Gilbert HouseQueen Anne0.4 miStUnion Street Railroad Bridge and TrestlePratt Through Truss0.4 miBSouth First National Bank BlockHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18870.5 miBOregon State CapitolModernistic · Built 19380.6 miBState Library of OregonBuilding0.6 miBFarrar BuildingBuilt 19170.6 miBChemeketa Lodge No. 1 Odd Fellows BuildingsLate Victorian0.6 miBReed Opera House and McCornack Block AdditionBuilt 18690.6 miBBush-Breyman BlockQueen Anne0.6 miBBush and Brey Block and AnnexQueen Anne0.6 miBChristopher Paulus BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19070.6 miBStarkey-McCully BlockBuilt 18670.6 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal Church of SalemGothic Revival0.7 miBElsinore TheaterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19260.7 miBOld First National Bank BuildingRomanesque0.7 miDSalem Downtown State Street-Commercial Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miBAdolph BlockHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18800.7 miBJ. K. Gill BuildingBuilt 18680.7 mi
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BS. A. Manning BuildingBuilding0.7 miBR. P. Boise BuildingGeorgian Style · Built 19130.7 miBWaller Hall, Willamette UniversityFederal · Built 18640.8 miBSupreme Court and Library BuildingBuilt 19140.8 miBGeorge Collins HouseLate Victorian · Built 18900.8 miDSalem Civic Center Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBJason Lee HouseBuilt 18411 miBDaniel B. Jarman House and GardenSpanish Colonial · Built 19291 miDKay, Thomas, Woolen MillDistrict1 miDCourt Street-Chemeketa Street Historic DistrictCraftsman1 mi

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Questions about Boon Brick Store

Is Boon Brick Store on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1975 (Register number 75001590).

Is Boon Brick Store a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Boon Brick Store?

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 Boon Brick Store?

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 77850128 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.