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- The fire was reported by Willamette University students living across the street at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and was put out in about 20 minutes, said Oregon State Police Capt. Calvin Curths said. The blaze is being investigated as a possible arson, but a cause is not expected to be announced until after the holiday weekend.
Apr 23, 2015 · At 6:34 p.m. on the evening of April 25, 1935, the first alarm came in. A Salem resident who lived near the Oregon State Capitol called the fire department to say smoke was coming from the...
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Apr 25, 2022 · On December 30, 1855, fire swept through a newly occupied Territorial Statehouse, destroying the structure. That building had only been in use for a month. At the time, there was...
Nov 3, 2023 · The Oregon State Capitol Foundation is looking for portraits of Oregon governors after they believe some were saved from a 1935 fire.
The state house served the varied branches and departments of government for fifty-eight years until, on the night of April 25, 1935, it was destroyed by a quickly-spreading fire drawn from the bottom story up through dome-supporting column shafts to break out in a spectacular blaze.
Aug 30, 2008 · SALEM, Ore. — A three-alarm fire at the Oregon State Capitol has left the building with smoke and fire damage, including in Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s ceremonial office and in the offices of some...
Exterior view of the Oregon State Capitol Building following a fire on April 25, 1935. The building is partially obscured by trees and damage is visible to the roof. A group of people stands on a nearby sidewalk and looks at the building.
It is located in the state capital, Salem. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 and expanded in 1977, the current building is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem. The first two capitols in Salem were destroyed by fire, one in 1855 and the other in 1935.
