Fisher Brothers Store & Bella Union Saloon, 180 & 170 West California St Jacksonville, Jackson County, OR
The corner where the Fisher Brothers Store and the Bella Union Saloon stand is the oldest known business site in Jacksonville. Kenny and Appler opened the first store there in February 1852; by 1855, references were made to the "old Kenny and Appler Corner," indicating that it had been the site of some kind of business structure for several years. In 1856, Kenny divided the property into two lots. He sold the east half of the land "joining Mrs. Gass on the east" to James Burpee and David Linn, and mortgaged the west part of the lot to Frank Brown for $1,500, securing money to pay the mortgage by remortgaging the land to James Hamlin in March 1857. Apparently Kenny needed the money to rebuild his store, since in that same year Love and Bilger secured a mechanic`s lien "upon [Kenny`s] new store house situated on the corner of California and Oregon Streets" for labor, tin, solder, zinc, iron, and pipe. Kenny seems not to have been a good businessman, since he could satisfy his debt to James Hamlin only by granting him a half interest and entering into a partnership in which Kenny contributed "his skill and services as a Salesman and Clerk" in the business of "buying selling and vending all sorts of Goods, Wares and Merchandise." Even with the partnership, the business did not prosper; in February 1862, A. Fisher and Brothers purchased the business and store for $4,000 from the sheriff. The sale was to satisfy outstanding debts amounting to $4,345 in favor of Joseph Leach and against James and Eliza Hamlin, Thomas Kenny, William G. Kenny, Rhoda Kenny, the minor heirs Daniel M. Kenny (deceased) under the guardianship of William T`Vault and Elizabeth Kenny, John Woods, C.C. Beekman, and E.C. Sessions. In 1863, Fisher advertised his brick store at the corner of Oregon and California Streets. Until the 1890s, the store remained in Fisher`s ownership, although he sometimes operated the business in partnership with someone else.
Fisher Brothers Store & Bella Union Saloon, 180 & 170 West California St Jacksonville, Jackson County, OR
The corner where the Fisher Brothers Store and the Bella Union Saloon stand is the oldest known business site in Jacksonville. Kenny and Appler opened the first store there in February 1852; by 1855, references were made to the "old Kenny and Appler Corner," indicating that it had been the site of some kind of business structure for several years. In 1856, Kenny divided the property into two lots. He sold the east half of the land "joining Mrs. Gass on the east" to James Burpee and David Linn, and mortgaged the west part of the lot to Frank Brown for $1,500, securing money to pay the mortgage by remortgaging the land to James Hamlin in March 1857. Apparently Kenny needed the money to rebuild his store, since in that same year Love and Bilger secured a mechanic`s lien "upon [Kenny`s] new store house situated on the corner of California and Oregon Streets" for labor, tin, solder, zinc, iron, and pipe. Kenny seems not to have been a good businessman, since he could satisfy his debt to James Hamlin only by granting him a half interest and entering into a partnership in which Kenny contributed "his skill and services as a Salesman and Clerk" in the business of "buying selling and vending all sorts of Goods, Wares and Merchandise." Even with the partnership, the business did not prosper; in February 1862, A. Fisher and Brothers purchased the business and store for $4,000 from the sheriff. The sale was to satisfy outstanding debts amounting to $4,345 in favor of Joseph Leach and against James and Eliza Hamlin, Thomas Kenny, William G. Kenny, Rhoda Kenny, the minor heirs Daniel M. Kenny (deceased) under the guardianship of William T`Vault and Elizabeth Kenny, John Woods, C.C. Beekman, and E.C. Sessions. In 1863, Fisher advertised his brick store at the corner of Oregon and California Streets. Until the 1890s, the store remained in Fisher`s ownership, although he sometimes operated the business in partnership with someone else.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
