Pomeroy Washington Downtown National Historic District

Downtown Pomeroy Site 49 (vacant lot) photo

Vacant since 1930. Currently (2021) used as a car lot for Farm & Home across the street.

Historic District Downtown Building Inventory

Vacant Lot (Site ID 49)

640 Main Street

This resource is currently a gravel parking lot with curb-cut at sidewalk.

According to the 1896 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, the post office and IOOF Hall stood on this site, and by 1922, three small buildings occupied the lot. The site was vacant by 1930, and is now used for parking.

Description and much of the Cultural Data based on
research by Donovan & Associates

Looking at the 1888 Sanborn Fire Map for this section of downtown, it looks like the

Wandering Pomeroy's Main Street

POMEROY WEATHER

Area Traffic Cameras
Alpowa Summit
Delaney (20+ miles W on Highway 12)
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66 South 7th Street
Pomeroy WA 99347

 

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