This one-story building is relatively large and wedge-shaped to fit the tax lot on which it sits. The storefront on Main Street has been altered to accommodate a single business (currently Oregon City Furniture Company); there is also a side entrance on the south. The storefronts are typical of 1950s and 1960s storefronts with wide expanses of glass. The bulkheads, which were originally covered with tile, are now covered with a stone veneer (possibly synthetic). Above the windows is a flat wall surface, devoid of ornamentation (except for a contemporary awning). On the southwest corner of the building is a polygonal pilaster, a carryover from the original configuration. The exterior brick has been painted and a mural is located on the south elevation. Because the building sits on a slope, the south windows are graduated to accommodate the slope. The building at the rear, which originally housed other businesses, now serves as the warehouse for the furniture store. The building faces west. Statement of Significance: The Stevens Building was built in 1929 as a "modern" structure designed to house retail businesses. On July 26, 1929, the J.C. Penney store relocated to this building (the portion then numbered as 612-614) and remained here at least until the fire in 1950, when it was relocated following the fire so that the building could be rehabilitated. The 1953 directory lists the store back at this site. Also located in this building in 1929 were the Neal, Me and Rose Jewelry store (at 610) and Joe Swartz's clothing store (located at 608). In 1941, Bill West's Fountain occupied the storefront at 608, a spot he returned to even after the fire (it appears in 1957 photos at this site). In 1947, Frank Robinson's Jewelery Store had replaced the earlier one at 610. The building originally had four bays and three storefronts (the J.C. Penney portion was double the size of the other two) on the main facade and a secondary storefront on the south elevation (the Sears Store was located at this side entrance in the late 1950s). Large transoms were located above the display windows, which had canvas awnings. Above the transoms was decorative brickwork along a beltcourse with simple brick "panels" {possibly intended for signage between the beltcourse and a brick cornice of an alternating pattern below the edge of the parapet. The parapet was topped with what appears to have been a metal coping. Transom windows were also located above the display windows on the south side (front bay). The fire gutted the building leaving not much more than a shell from which the structure was rebuilt in a more "modern" design with a flat, smooth brick wall above the display windows. Although the building has been altered since its 1950s rehabilitation, if restored to its appearance following that rehabilitation, it might be considered eligible as a contributing resource in a historic district - if the period of significance included the dates of rehabilitation.