4 Daughters Irish Pub - 126 W. Main St. - (541) 779-4455
Cricket Hill Vineyard and Winery w/ 4 Daughters Irish Pub

Cielo Salon - 1 W. 4th St. - (541) 772-4110
Valley View Winery w/ Visions Ultra Lounge

Redrock Italian Eatery - 101 E. Main - (541) 773-6840
Madrone Mountain Vineyard w/ Redrock Italian Eatery

Porters Train Station - 147 N. Front St. - (541) 857-1910
Eden Vale Winery w/ Porters Train Station

Mellelo Coffee Roasters - 100 E. 6th St. - (541) 734-3271
Mellelos Coffee and Baked Goods

Howiee's On Front - 16 N. Front St. - (541) 773-5767
Walkabout Brewery w/ Howiee's On Front

Gervais Day Spa - 111 N. Central Ave. - (541) 779-7100
Good Bean w/ Grand Central Bagel

38 On Central - 38 N. Central Suite 110 - (541) 776-0038
Schmidt Family Vineyards w/ 38 On Central

Hot Pots - 217 E. Main St. - (541) 779-3443
Longsword Vineyard w/ The Wharf

Norris Shoes - 221 E. Main St. - (541) 772-2123
Devitt Winery w/ Sloe Bar and Grill

Facets Jewelry Studio - 301 E. Main St. - (541) 734-0930
Trium w/ Lillie Belle Farms Chocolate

Terra Firma - 309 E. Main St. - (541) 770-2728
Paschal Winery w/ Harry & David Chocolates

Jackson Creek Pizza - 317 E. Main St. - (541) 734-7322
Southern Oregon Brewing Company w/ Jackson Creek Pizza

Oxygen - 333 E. Main St. - (541) 773-4262
Daisy Creek Vineyard w/ Cobalt Super Club

Veranda - 322 E. Main St. - (541) 282-9710
Troon Vineyards w/ Deli Down

Rogue Gallery - 40 S. Barlett St. - (541) 772-8118
Roxy Ann Winery w/ Elements Tapas Bar and Lounge

Lawrence's Jewelers - 232 E. Main St. - (541) 772-2986
Pebblestone Cellars w/ Rogue Creamery

Grilla Bites - 226 E main. - (541) 245-9802
Devi Tea / Grilla Bites

Corks Wine Bar & Bottle Shop - 235 Theater Aly. - (541) 245-1616
Rocky Knoll w/ Corks Wine Bar and Bottle Shop

The Wilkenson-Swem Building – Hot Pots

The Wilkenson-Swem Building (217 E Main) was completed in 1895 and designed by W. J. Bennet, one of southern Oregon’s earliest architects. Ed Wilkenson’s butcher shop was located on the ground floor and he lived upstairs, in the elaborate apartment with the projecting bay window. The first floor was “modernized” with ceramic tile and new materials after an errant car crashed through the facade in the 1930s.

Hoover-Cooper Building – Lawrence’s Jewlers

Built in 1890 and known as the “Hoover-Cooper Building” (232 E Main) this structure went through a series of exterior renovations during the 20th century that by the late 1990s had obscured most of its original character. When structural issues required the removal of the facade, the owners choose to completely restore the building. Be sure to check out the multi-colored tin-panel ceiling of the showroom, re-exposed after being hidden in place above a dropped ceiling for 60 years.

Warner, Wortman and Gore Grocery Market – Terra Firma

Known historically as the Warner, Wortman and Gore Grocery Market (307 E Main), this brick volume was started prior to 1907 and then expanded by 1911. In 1927 the exterior was “modernized” with stucco cladding and Art Deco-inspired detailing. Used as newsstand, and then Leonard Electric and Connecting Point Computers, the facade was renovated to its present appearance by the current occupant, Terra Firma, with the help of the Medford Urban Renewal Agency’s facade improvement program.

Warner-Gore Rental Building – Facets Jewelers

The small concrete volume at the NE corner of Bartlett and East Main (301 E Main) was built about 1915, in place of an earlier wood-frame building that stood on this corner. Initially the new structure was used as a rental, owned by the Warner and Gore and families that had a grocery store to the west. During the 1950s it was the site of “The Clock,” a popular soda fountain and restaurant. Covered up by a series of facades that completely hid its original character, the Warner-Gore Rental Building was restored in 1998. The project was recognized by the State for its quality.

Tayler-Phipps Building – Norris Shoes

The Tayler-Phipps Building (221-25 E Main) was completed in 1909, designed by Medford architects Powers and Reeves and built by Harper McKechnie. The upper cream brick reflects that original design while the black cararra glass and neon of the lower facade date from a 1937 renovation. Originally the home of the C. M. Kidd shoe store (see the little brass feet in the sidewalk at the entry), members of the Norris family have been selling shoes at this location since 1924.

Palm-Goldy Building – Samovar

Few corners were as important in early Medford as Front & Main streets, where “town” faced the original railroad depot that stood in the center of Main Street. Charles W. Palm built an elaborate brick structure on this site in 1902 and then built a second building next door, facing Front Street, in 1906. In 1916 he hired Frank Clark to design a modernized exterior that removed the corner turret and blended the two buildings. Sold to local real estate man Mark Goldy, the “Palm-Goldy” building was again “modernized” in 1947-48 with stucco, new windows and varied color “Carrara Glass” storefronts. Still owned by Goldy’s heirs, the on-going restoration effort will return the rear volume to its 1916 design and restore the Main Street storefronts to the way they looked in 1948.

Johnson-Childers Building – Veranda

Before electricity was available, building interiors were dark, or relied upon gas lamps and other sources of light. Daylight was important and so many structures were built with projecting bay windows, to maximize the amount of glass.  Modernization has resulted in almost all of these once common downtown elements being removed in Medford, but those on the Johnson-Childers Building remain.  Started in 1896 by J. O. Johnson, construction stopped after his death, until Guy Childers purchased the partially completed structure in 1899.  Childers sold the building to the Knights of Pythias in 1901 and around 1911 they built the projecting bays that look out onto Main Street.  Later used as a boarding house, the current owners significantly upgraded the building in 2003...but they kept the bay windows!

Adkins-Childers Building – Grilla Bites

The Adkins-Childers building built in 1895, shown in the 1910 Polk City Directory as being occupied by “Daniels for Duds,” on the east half, another longtime downtown Medford business, while the western half’s occupant is uncertain. In 1930 Edward H. Lamport acquired ownership of both sides of the block consolidating its ownership. The 1930 city directory indicates the building was then  identified as “The Lamport Building.” Today the building is occupied by Grilla Bites and Yesteday’s Blossoms. There is an upstairs  for office and meeting room space as well as a living space occupied by the present owners.

Davis Building – Gervais Day Spa

The one story Davis Building was built in 1931, part of the development on this block of North Central that occurred after 6th Street became only the second street in downtown Medford to cross the railroad right-of-way. Long the home of Piggy-Wiggly Market, the brick facade and leaded glass transoms were simply hidden behind a metal facade that was thankfully easy to remove during a recent renovation effort.

The Medford Depot – Porters

The Medford Depot (147 N Front St), formally known as the Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot, was built in October 1910, during a period when Medford was among the fastest growing cities in the United States. Used as railroad offices after the last passenger trainleft Medford in 1955, in 1996 the Depot was rehabilitated for use as a restaurant. It is now the home of Porters.

Huggins-Robinson Building – Rogue Gallery– #12 on the Tour

Like many of the buildings on Riverside, once dubbed Medford’s “Auto Row,” the building now occupied by the Rogue Valley Art Association (321 S Bartlett) was built as an auto showroom – the Huggins & Robinson Company selling Studebakers opened here in 1925. Used by an electrical company, and later a gift shop as shown at right, the building has been the home of RVAA since the early 1980s.

Medford Central Fire Hall

Nearly 20 years after Medford incorporated in 1887, “City Hall” was in the office of whoever happened to be Mayor.  Perhaps it’s understandable that George Haskins, a longtime pharmacist (and longtime Mayor), helped push the City to build its first municipally owned building.  Architect John McIntosh was hired to design a fine brick volume at the corner of 6th and Front streets, which opened in 1908.  The fire station was on the first floor and you can still see the scored pattern where the city’s fire horses could gain traction as they raced out the big double doors.  The Council Chambers upstairs doubled as the public library until the Carnegie Library opened in 1911.  In 1921 an addition to the south doubled City Hall’s size.  The Medford Central Fire Hall, as the building is known, remained City Hall until the 1930s, when a larger structure was built opposite the Elks Building, on 5th and North Central.  That building was torn down after Medford current city hall opened in 1966.

The Acme Hardware Building – Acme Suites

The Acme Hardware Building opened in 1947, one of the first major commercial projects built in Medford after WWII.  Tony Manno operated a hardware store on the basement, first floor and mezzanine levels.  The upper floor, a big open warehouse, was used by the Police Athletic League for boxing matches, as a roller rink, and later as a karate studio but mostly stood empty for nearly 50 years.  By the 1970s the main floor was long the home of Phagan’s Beauty School and then the Medford Antique Warehouse was located here.  Recently upgraded by Ayala Properties, with new commercial spaces below and residential units above, the renamed “Acme Building” respects its historic character, down the installation of a neon sign modeled after the one Tony Manno installed in the late-1940s.