Quackenbush Hardware Store

	Quackenbush Hardware Store
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Quackenbush Building in 2011
Location	160 East Broadway; Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates	44°02′59″N 123°05′25″W / 44.049824°N 123.090153°W
Built	1903
Architectural style	American commercial
NRHP reference No.	82003734
Added to NRHP	September 23, 1982

The Quackenbush Hardware Store, located in Eugene, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The store opened in 1903 under the name J. W. Quackenbush's, selling farm implements, hardware, and horse-drawn vehicles. Gradually the inventory shifted to kitchen items and dinnerware, toys, and gift items.^[2] The store closed in 1980.^[3]

The 1.5-story building is of red brick construction in an American stretcher bond, commercial style characterized by large display windows on the ground floor. The architect and builder are unknown. In 1969 the building was saved from urban renewal demolition by a group of concerned citizens.^[2]

References

^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "NRHP Nomination Form: Quackenbush Hardware Store". National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
^ Tims, Marvin (December 17, 1980). "Quackenbush's quitting business". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon: Guard Publishing. pp. 1A. Retrieved November 19, 2013.