In 1880, Samuel Adolph had a block of three brick stores built next door to the J.K. Gill Building, replacing the wood buildings destroyed by fire. Samuel immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1855. He arrived in Salem in 1867, began in the brewery business, served on the city council and built several business blocks downtown. The Adolph block has been home to barber shop, the Sam Adolph Saloon, cigar store, restaurant, jewelry store, sporting goods shop, and hops office, Kraps & Long Commercial Printers, Marshall-Wells Hardware & Sporting Goods. J. L. Cooke moved his stationary store here in 1935. James A. Henry purchased the business in 1957 and his children continue to operate it as Cooke Stationary. #commercial #downtown #historic #Salem
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