marilynbridelevy@gmail.com — Sheridan Museum of History

Bridge Street before the 1913 fire.

What remains of a brick building on S. Bridge Street after the 7-18-1913 fire. Fifty (50) buildings were destroyed. There was very little insurance to help with damages.

The rebuilding of Bridge Street 1914.

South Bridge Street looking North, after the 1913 fire (rebuilt ca. 1915)

Bridge Street looking north from about Monroe Street. This area was burned to the ground in the July 18, 1913 fire. Note the first National bank is on the left and the sidewalks are wooden.

Heider building at Monroe and Bridge Streets.

East main Street. The Sheridan Bakery is on the right and the Red Front Livery in the center on the left. Owned by A.B. Faulconer.

This is the first steel bridge that was built in 1919. The Yamhill River is frozen, so the young people are ice skating.

The Sheridan Lumber Company built a flume started in 1907 to bring cants of timber to the Sheridan Mill from the Mill Creek Mill. It was used until 1918 when it fell into disuse. The farmers would often plant their gardens below the flume to take advantage of the water overflow. The men on the top of the flume could be the flume walkers used to keep the cants from jamming.

The Sheridan Concert band. 4th person in the back row is EW Haas, pharmacist.

The City of Sheridan looking southwest from Cherry Hill. (A plate used in viewing machine.)

The Yamhill River looking to the west. Homes along the river on both sides.

The Sheridan Arch was on S. Bridge Street. It was finished in 1912 and burned down in the fire of 1913.

The Sheridan Bank building was built in 1914 during the rebuilding on S. Bridge Street following the 1913 fire. The bank flourished until the depression and closed in 1931.

The Northside Garage was built in 1914 and has survived two major fires. There was a machine shop here until 1984. It has been the hope of several businesses since.

The Hi-Way Theater was built by M.W. Potter and opened June 2, 1932. In 1973 it became the Green Frog Restaurant.

In the early 1920’s, this building housed the Embry Garage. In 1931, dairy farmers founded the Farmers Coop Creamery. It was operated as a creamery until 1973 when it became Tuggle Chevrolet. It is now the Red Lizard Secondhand Store.

In 1909, JJ Thompson opened a confectionery in this building. In 1939, it became the Big Dipper Cafe. In 1958, the Elkin’s purchased the café and changed the name to Chat and Chew. There have been several businesses in this building since the 1980’s.

The original Sheridan Sun office burned down in 1913. This building was on Harney Street and was the headquarters for the paper until 1978. The paper ceased publishing in 2014 and the building was torn down.

Sheridan’s original city hall was constructed on N. Bridge Street in 1916. In 1926 the library moved upstairs and was there until 1973. The volunteer fire department used the lower floor until 1984. The police station and jail were also on the lower floor.