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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JX_bishop-building_Baker-City-OR.html
The Bishop Building stands as a testament to the strength and durability of volcanic tuff, which was used to construct many of Baker City's major buildings during the first decade of the 1900s. A fire gutted the building in 1940, but it remained s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JT_the-masonic-temple_Baker-City-OR.html
In 1900, after a fire had destroyed a former wood frame hall, the Baker City Masonic Lodge erected a new brick temple.
The lodge hall occupied the second floor. The first floor originally was leased to the E.P. Voruz & Co. Home Furnishing Store…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JQ_basche-sage-hardware-co-building_Baker-City-OR.html
Basche-Sage Hardware Co. was one of Baker City's largest firms for more than 100 years. The company began when Peter Basche purchased a Baker City tin shop in 1876. In 1888, Basche merged with the Sage and Grace hardware store. Stores were opened …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JL_lynndale-building_Baker-City-OR.html
The Lynndale Building was constructed about 1890. The northernmost of the three first-floor bays was occupied by a saloon from the building's earliest days. The establishment first was named Henry the Fourth, then The Club. Later it became the Sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J7_log-cabin-saloon_Baker-City-OR.html
Mike Hoff, a "tonsorial artist" (barber) in Baker City in the 1890s, built this building for his business. After a few years, however, Hoff went into partnership with Valentine Bildner to open a saloon in the building.
During the buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J5_mint-fox-building_Baker-City-OR.html
The Mint-Fox Building was constructed as two adjoining structures, the south half in 1888, the north in 1889. The buildings were erected by A.A. Houston, a local builder. Houston first rented the south building to two miners, Lorenzo Durkee and Fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J4_kennedy-building_Baker-City-OR.html
This site was the location of Baker City's first brick hotel, the Cosmopolitan. The Rev. P. DeRoo, a Catholic priest who aquired (sic) extensive real estate interests, had the two-story building built in 1875. The hotel also served as the city's s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J3_haskell-building_Baker-City-OR.html
Haskell was one of Baker City's leading real estate developers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He also engaged in many other pursuits.
He was born in 1850 in Ohio. At age 18, he went to Montana to become a miner. He later mined in Nevada, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J1_geiser-grand-hotel_Baker-City-OR.html
When Baker City reigned as the "Queen City of the Inland Empire," the Geiser Grand Hotel was a jewel in her crown. Built in 1889, the hotel soon earned a reputation for offering the finest accommodations between Seattle and Salt Lake Cit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IU_alfred-block_Baker-City-OR.html
Mary Alfred was one of Baker City's pioneer businesswomen. She and here husband, Francis Alfred, came to Baker County in 1870. She had a millinery and mantua (robe) shop in her home. Mr. Alfred drove a stage between Baker City and La Grande.
In…