Built in 1853, the Lane County Clerk's Office is the oldest authenticated structure, private or public, in Lane County, and one of the oldest public buildings still standing in Oregon. It is also the true "First" Court House in Lane County, constructed two years before the larger Court House of 1855 (See Fridays post). The tiny 16"x20" building was built by Prior Blair in the then popular Greek Revival or Classical style for the grand sum of $100.00. Remarkably well preserved it still sits on its original hand-hewn sills and retains its original clapboard siding which shows the vertical cut marks of a whip saw, probably from the first millrace sawmill. After the building became obsolete with the completion of the new Court House in 1855 it served as office space for attorney's for many years until it was moved to 232 E 7th were it was a rental property until 1957 when it was moved to the Lane County Pioneer Museum.
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