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Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties <br />Historic Resource Survey Form <br />Pane 2 <br />County: Lane <br />Statement of Signficance (Use additional sheets if necessary) <br />Physical Narrative Description: <br />This building is a one-story wood-frame duplex, which retains many of its original features. Each unit has a <br />side-gabled roof covered with composition .shingles. Each unit has a gabled over-door with decorative <br />scrolled brackets and vertical scalloped boards. The exterior walls are clad with asbestos siding and the gable <br />trims are covered with vertical boards. The fenestration is coupled and ribbon form with fixed horizontal <br />multi-pane windows. Some of the original panes are broken and have not been replaced. <br />Historical Significance: <br />This house was built in the middle of a population boom in Springfield, in which there was a 184 percent <br />increase in Springfield's population from 1940 to 1950. During this same period, the average growth rate for <br />the county was 82.9 percent. Records indicate that the land on which this house is situated was granted to <br />Elizabeth Katherina Ellison in 1941. She was granted an undivided half interest of the entire block by her <br />husband J.F. Ellison. She was the first owner of this duplex when it was built in 1945. No biographical <br />information on J.F. or Elizabeth Ellison was found. Fred and Dorothy B. Hollister were subsequent owners <br />from 1948 to 1952. The Eugene Springfield City Directory records Fred Hollister's occupation as a <br />contractor. Based on the research, it does not appear that this house is associated with significant historical <br />events or people, nor does it possess architectural significance. HRA recommends that 454 North Mill <br />Street/121 W. D Street be determined not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />References: <br />Lane County <br />n.d. Warranty Deed, Book 879 page 8 on file at the Lane County Recorder's Office, Eugene. <br />Lane County <br />n.d Real Property Assessment and Tax Rolls on file at the Lane County Recorder's Office, Eugene <br />Eugene Springfield City Directory <br />1952 Eugene Springfield City Directory. The Johnson Publishing Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado. <br />Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps <br />1966, 1970 Map of Springfield, Oregon. <br />Velasco, Dorothy <br />2000 Springfield historian, personal communication with Michelle O'Doherty, Historical Research Associates, Inc. <br />Historic Name: Map #: 17 03 35 23 Tax Lot: 8700 <br />Address: 454 N. Mill Street/121 W. D Street Quadrangle <br />Township/Range/Section: 17S/3WRi2 <br />UTM or GPS Latitude: SHPO Inventory Number: <br />Longitude: <br />