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The largest event in Salem is the Oregon State Fair at the end of August through Labor Day. Located in the Oregon State Fairgrounds in North Salem, the fair offers exhibits, competitions and carnival rides. Other events such as concerts, horse shows and rodeos take place at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center throughout the year. [48]
The Adolph Block is a historic commercial building located in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. [1] It was constructed in 1880 by German immigrant and pioneering Salem brewer Samuel Adolph (1835-1893), [3] who purchased the property that Summer after a fire had destroyed the previous wooden buildings on the site. [4]
Charles A. Sprague High School, known as Sprague High School (SHS), is a high school in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Salem, Oregon, United States. The school is named after Charles A. Sprague, who served as Oregon's governor from 1939 to 1943.
The Port–Manning House is a historic home in Salem, Oregon, United States. The house was built in 1884 by Dr. Luke A. Port. The house was designed after the Italianate Victorian style. Under threat of demolition, it was moved from its downtown location to south of the city of Salem in 1972. [1]
The house was renamed Mahonia Hall after the scientific name of the Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon's state flower. [3] The Oregonian held a naming contest in 1988, and Eric Johnson, a 13-year-old from Salem, came up with the winning entry. [4] Other finalists were The Eyrie, Trail's End, The Oregon House, and The Cascade House. [4]
The Elsinore Theatre is a 1,290-seat theatre located in Salem, Oregon, United States, that first opened on May 28, 1926. Early years.
A home tour event or housing show, sometimes branded as Parade of Homes, Street of Dreams, Tour of Homes or Homearama, is a building industry showcase of homes, typically new builds, held in several regions throughout the United States. The events date to the late 1940s.
The City of Salem acquired the house in December 1971. [3] [4] The house and gardens are operated by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood, founded in 1974 as a house museum, public garden, and event venue. The gardens and property are maintained by the City of Salem and two other non-profits, the Deepwood Gardeners and the Lord & Schryver ...