The C. W. Black Building
Historic Name: C.W. Black Building, 782 Main Street
Built: 1900
Original Town Plat Block 8 Lot: W20’ of 5 Legal: 050-08-005-1910
Style: Commercial
Builder: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Classification: Historic Contributing
Site ID#: 38
Description: The one-story unpainted brick building has a raised peaked parapet
flanked by small brick pilasters with pyramidal caps. The spandrel is decorated with a corbel drip course above a dog-tooth coursing. The transom above the
metal frame storefront windows and the bulkhead are covered with diagonal wood boards. The building has a central recessed entrance. Identical in design to the
Hazelton Building (#39) to the west, the buildings share a common wall divided by
a raised rusticated brick pilaster with recessed panels.
Cultural Data: Constructed in the fall of 1900 after the Pomeroy fire, the building
was erected to house the professional offices of Drs. C.G. and George W. Black, and the East End Drug store operated by M.A. Black. Completed in December
1900, the front of the building housed the East End Drug, and the back of the structure was used as a doctors’ office, reception area, and operating room.
George W. Black came to Garfield County in 1882 and died in 1910. The Black Pharmacy was sold to Crump and Dill by 1914 and became known as the
Pomeroy Pharmacy. By 1925, Crump was the sole owner of the business. Around 1963, the Pomeroy Pharmacy moved to their present location at 752 Main Street
(#41). Subsequent uses of the building include a barbershop, a fabric store, and a
savings and loan. Sterling Savings now occupies the building.
Researched and Written by
Donovan & Associates
Hood River, Oregon
For the Pomeroy Commercial Historic District Nomination
