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SalemBaggageDepot:UnderstandingChangeoverTime

NatalieK.Perrin,M.S.

October

2013

ca.1893

Seconddepotbuilding,constructed1889;replaces1871building,whichburnedin

1889.

Baggagesectionnotyetconstructed.

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection,PhotoIDHRE185.

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ca.1895

Baggagesectionconstructedca.1895.

Westface:featurestwopedestriannarrowdoubledoorstoppedwithsixlight

transomwindows.Doorsareframedbybrackets.

Southface:featurestwo12lightwindows,framedbybrackets,andbaggagehatch.

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection,PhotoIDEC7.

1895

ImagecourtesyofSanbornMapCompany,Salem,Oregon,1895.Page34.

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ca.1915

East(trackside)facefeaturestwopedestriandoors,framedbyroofbrackets,anda

windowatthenorthernend.

Notelocationofchimneyonnorthsideofbaggagebuildingnearmaindepot.

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection,PhotoIDHRE185.

ca.1915

Windowonnorthendofeastfaceinstalledbyatleast1915.

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection,PhotoIDMTRO0004.

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1917:FiredestroysDepot,withexceptionof

BaggageRoom.

1918:NewDepotconstructed;Baggageroom

buildingmovedsouthonproperty.

1922

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection.

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1926

ImagecourtesyofSanbornMapCompany,Salem,Oregon,19261927.Page224.

1950

ImagecourtesyofSanbornMapCompany,Salem,Oregon,19261950.Page224.

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Wasthebuildingrotated180degreesafter

thefire/duringthemove?

OnlyreferencetothebuildingbeingrotatedisintheNationalRegister

nomination,anditisnotcited.

Rotatingabuildingiscomplicated;whywouldithavebeenrotated?

1929 conflicting

evidence

Eastface:

doors

appear

to

be

in

original

east

face

configuration

with

no

transoms;

windowatnorthendappearstobeinsamelocation.However,blockingover

doorsmayindicateformerlocationoftransomsasonhistoricerawestface.

Southface:Sidingappearstobeflatnotclapboard(butphotomayjustbeover

exposed). Windowsmaybeeither10or12light.

Chimneyappearstohavebeenrotatedtosouthridge(asopposedtonorth).

ImagecourtesyofOregonHistoricPhotographsCollection,PhotoIDMTRO0004.

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ca.1960

ImagecourtesyofEdAustin.

Westface:nonhistoric

opening(window)on

northend.

Northface:twomulti

lightwindows.

2000HABS

Recordation

Viewingnortheastatsouthwestoblique.

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Rotated:YesorNo?

Yes,itwasrotated 1929photoofeastfaceshowshistoric

erachimneycaponsouthridgeasopposedtonorth,andblockingindicative oftransomsoverdoors(historicallyonwestface).

1929photomayshownonclapboardsidingonsouthface;sidingdifferencemayindicatethiswasthesideattachedtothemaindepotbuildingbeforethefire.

Historically,thenorthernmostpedestriandooronthewest(nontrackside)facewasclosertothenorthend(maindepot)ofthebuilding;thereisevidenceofacutinthesiding

(indicatedby

arrow)

in

approximately

thecorrectlocationonwhatisnowtheeastfacenearthesouthend.

Viewingwestatpartialeastface.

Rotated?Difficulttodetermine.

Regardless:

Botheastandwestfaceswere

(historically) roughlysymmetrical.

Historicerasouthfacewasalso

symmetrical.

Alloriginalopenings(doors,

windows)havebeenaltered

throughoutbuildingovertime.

Onlyevidenceoforiginal

openingsislocationsofbrackets;

somebracketsappeartohave

beenmoved/removedovertime.

Viewingsoutheastatnorthwestoblique.

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Interiors

Largeinteriorvolume

Exposedrooftrussesand

rafters

Exposedhorizontalboard

siding

Limitedintegrityofinterior

spaces:windows,doors,and

roomdivisions

have

been

alteredovertime.

Characterdefining

features

Whatremains?

Triangular,scrollsawnbrackets

Gableroofwithdeepoverhangingeaves

1x6LappedSiding(Clapboard)

Board&BattenstyleFrieze

1x4TongueandGrooveRoofSheathing(exposedbeneatheaves)

All

of

the

character

defining

features

notedherearethesameasthoseelucidatedintheNationalRegisternomination.

Whatwasoncetrue?

Symmetryonallfacesofthebuilding

Windowanddooropeningswereframedbybrackets

Windowswereeither12lighthopper/awningstyleor6lighttransomslocatedoverdoors

Notethatalterationsofwindowand

dooropenings

dates

to

the

historic

period,withatleastonedoor(onthesouthface)andonewindow(ontheeastface)addedpriortothefire/move.

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RehabilitationStandards

Apropertyshallbeusedforitshistoricpurposeorbeplacedinanewusethatrequiresminimalchangetothedefiningcharacteristicsofthebuildinganditssiteandenvironment.

Thehistoriccharacterofapropertyshallberetainedandpreserved.Theremovalofhistoricmaterialsoralterationoffeaturesandspacesthatcharacterizeapropertyshallbeavoided.

Eachpropertyshallberecognizedasaphysicalrecordofitstime,place,anduse.Changesthatcreateafalsesenseofhistoricaldevelopment,suchasaddingconjecturalfeaturesorarchitecturalelementsfromotherbuildings,shallnotbeundertaken.

Mostpropertieschangeovertime;thosechangesthathaveacquiredhistoricsignificanceintheirownrightshallberetainedandpreserved.

Distinctivefeatures,finishes,andconstructiontechniquesorexamplesofcraftsmanshipthatcharacterizeapropertyshallbepreserved.

Deterioratedhistoricfeaturesshallberepairedratherthanreplaced.Wheretheseverityofdeteriorationrequiresreplacementofadistinctivefeature,thenewfeatureshallmatchtheoldindesign,color,texture,andothervisualqualitiesand,wherepossible,materials.Replacementofmissingfeaturesshallbesubstantiatedbydocumentary,physical,orpictorialevidence.

Chemicalorphysicaltreatments,suchassandblasting,thatcausedamagetohistoricmaterialsshallnotbeused.Thesurfacecleaningofstructures,ifappropriate,shallbeundertakenusingthegentlestmeanspossible.

Significantarchaeologicalresourcesaffectedbyaprojectshallbeprotectedandpreserved.Ifsuchresourcesmustbedisturbed,mitigationmeasuresshallbeundertaken.

Newadditions,exterioralterations,orrelatednewconstructionshallnotdestroyhistoricmaterialsthatcharacterizetheproperty.Thenewworkshallbedifferentiatedfromtheoldandshallbecompatiblewiththemassing,

size,

scale,

and

architectural

features

to

protect

the

historic

integrity

of

the

property

and

its

environment.

Newadditionsandadjacentorrelatednewconstructionshallbeundertakeninsuchamannerthatifremovedinthefuture,theessentialformandintegrityofthehistoricpropertyanditsenvironmentwouldbeunimpaired.

Whatis

best

for

the

building?

1.RestoreSymmetry Utilizeeitherneworhistoricplacementofwindowanddooropeningsto

restoresymmetryoneachexteriorface.

Wherepossible,userestoredbracketstoindicatewindow/dooropenings

2.Restore/RepairSiding&Brackets Oncenewprogramhasdeterminedwherewindowanddooropeningsshould

bestbelocated,replicateandrestoreclapboardsiding

Retain/Repairboardandbattenfrieze

Retain/repairexposedtongueandgrooveroofsheathing

Retain/repairbrackets

and

use

to

frame

window/door

openings

3.Reintroducemultilightwoodsashwindows

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ReusingHistoriceraObjects?

Interiorlighting(original

tothebaggagedepot?)

Marblepanelswith

historicgraffitifromthe

1918depot

WeighStationReceipt

Book

Longtermdecision,but

isbeingconsidered

CurrentConditions

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CurrentConditions

CurrentConditions

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ConceptDrawingsBringingbacktheMultimodalHub

Programmaticvs.RehabilitationNeeds

SiteLayout

BaggageDepotRehabilitation

ReestablishingSymmetry

Restoring/RepairingCharacterdefiningFeatures

Incorporatingadditionalchangesovertimeviause

ofinteriorobjects(trackdoors,marble,lighting,

etc.)

Questions?