The Central Building
The Central Building was built in 1915 by the California and Oregon Lumber Company. The building was designed by Mr. W. Ward, Civil Engineer, who graduated from Cornell University in 1901. The building served as the Administration Building for the Brookings Company which included: The Brookings Land and Townsite Company, The California and Oregon Lumber Company (formerly the Brookings Timber and Box Co.), The Brookings Commerical Co. and the Northwest Railroad Co. Lots of Companies!!!!
Collectively, these companies owned and operated the mill town of Brookings, which included the mill, a hotel, a hospital, a commissary, a theater and mill houses for it's employees. They also owned a mercantile store. Sounds a bit like monoply to me!!
The Central Building was added to the National Registry of Historic Buildingsin 1980. The building has been converted to small shops including the Coldwell Banker ~ Oregon Coast Realty office, Feather Your Nest Gift Shop, and coming very soon Earl E. Books Bookstore and a music shop.
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