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I remember seeing this building in the early 80s in on SW Second St in Corvallis. Where is it now?

The building in this picture was replaced in 1880 by a brick building that is still on the corner of 2nd & Adams in downtown Corvallis, and is now called the Crawford & Farra Building. Among other things, it now houses Corvallis Cyclery! Thanks to Jasperdo for this picture of the building on a blue-sky sunny day! From the city's inventory of historic places: "The Henderson Business Machine Building located on the site of the former Territorial Capitol of Oregon In Corvallis, Oregon, was erected about 1880. The building appears as a "General Store" on the Sanborn Insurance Map of Corvallis in 1884. This two story, brick building has a rectangular shape. It has five window bays on the second story of the front (east) elevation. Each bay has at present a one-over-one, double hung sash window. The upper part of each bay has been blocked in. Once a semi-elliptical window filled the upper part of each bay. A band of bricks runs horizontally between each bay and arches up to form a voussoir with a keystone. The south elevation has six window bays and an attachment of more recent date on the rear. The first floor of the building has been altered significantly. An historical landmark is mounted on the southeast corner of the first floor front elevation which commemorates this site as the location of Oregon Territory's 1855 capitol building." Again, thanks to Jasperdo for this shot: Tiah

"The view of the west side of Front street, looking south from Pine, in 1852, is of particular interest because it shows some of the well-known pioneer citizens of Portland, besides giving a very good idea of the business district in those days. The men in the picture, reading from left to right, are: C.P. Bacon, Adolph Miller, Thomas J. Dryer (editor of The Oregonian at that time), W.H. Barnhart (in the doorway), H.W. Corbett, John M. Breck and W.S. Ogden. The dray was the first in Portland and, therefore, an object of considerable interest in those days. It was purchased in San Francisco by Mr. Barnhart for $400 and sold to Mr. Miller. The first building in the foreground is the general store of Breck & Ogden. Just beyond it is the general store of W.H. Barnhart & Co., part of which was occupied by the first Wells-Fargo Express office. The large building beyond was the store of H.W. Corbett. A vessel may be seen in the harbor at the end of the street." "Historic Pictures Mark Progress of Pioneer Portland," Morning Oregonian, Feb. 4, 1911, p. 6

Great shot!