198 Liberty Street SE

(Historic Downtown Salem)

Classification: Historic Non-Contributing

Historic Name: Unknown

Current Name: Checks Cashed

Year of Construction: 1920/1960s/1980s

Legal Description: 073W27AB0440; Salem Addition, from Lot 5 in Block 20

Owner(s): Rosie Rentals of Salem, LLC

15035 Lee Road

Dallas, Oregon 97338

Description: This is a two-story, reinforced concrete, commercial building on the corner of Liberty and Court streets. The south facade has eleven one-over-one, vinyl windows on the second floor. All of these windows appear in one long recessed bay traversing the entire facade. The second level of the west-facing elevation is similarly treated but has only four windows in one bay.The ground floor has large display windows with aluminum sash above a tile “bulkhead”, and a metal canopy projecting over the sidewalk on both the south and west sides, and appears to have been remodeled in the 1950s or 1960s. The storefront and second floor remodels have significantly altered the historic appearance of the building and it does not contribute to the character of the downtown area in its current condition.

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This article originally appeared on the original Salem Online History site and has not been updated since 2006.