Boon Brick Store

The Boon Brick Store is a historic building in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was built as a general store by John D. Boon who became the first Oregon State Treasurer. It also once served as Oregon's first State Treasury.[2] It is now a brewpub owned by the McMenamins chain known as Boon's Treasury.[3] Before being bought by McMenamins, it was known as Karr's Tavern.[4]

Boon Brick Store
The building's exterior in 2009
Location888 Liberty St NE, Salem, Oregon
Coordinates44.948148°N 123.033314°W / 44.948148; -123.033314
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1860
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.75001590[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1975

The two-story Italianate-style brick structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. John D. Boon House at Mission Mill Museum was formerly located next to the store.[2]

A local legend states that as a teenager, President Herbert Hoover carved his initials into the outside of the building during his three-year stay with relatives in Salem.[5] At the time the building was Lincoln Wade's grocery store.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Exhibits". Mission Mill Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  3. "Boon's Treasury History". McMenamins. Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  4. "Boon Brick Store". Oregon Historic Sites Database: Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  5. "Salem's Famous Visitors". Salem Public Library. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

William Lincoln Wade owned the store, not Lincoln Wade.

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