This is a two-story brick building that has been substantially altered. At the present it has a relative flat, smooth surface of stuccoed brick broken only by the modest pilasters at the corners and the fenestration pattern. The upper floor windows have been replaced with three-part windows with fixed upper and lower lights and a center hopper window. Although they are new windows, they were ordered to fit the original openings. The street level storefront has been modernized and has fixed aluminum display windows, a recessed entry, and bulkheads covered with brick veneer. A slightly recessed entry at the northeast corner leads to the second floor. There are awnings over both the second floor entrance and the storefront. Two small "half-moon" windows are located on the south elevation. There is a slight stepback at the top of the building, painted a darker color, where the cornice was located, The building sits on the northwest corner of Main and 7th and faces east.
Statement of Significance: This building was built in c.1895 by Andrina Catherine Barclay, the youngest daughter of pioneer doctor, educator and early mayor of Oregon City, Forbes Barclay. The family's house was moved to the west side of this lot to make room for this structure and was later moved to Center Street, next to the McLoughlin House, where it stands as a National Register property. The building has always had retail businesses on the ground floor and professional offices on the upper floor. According to the information gathered during the 1983 survey, J. Levitt's dry good store was located in this building in about 1905, In c.1917, Linn E. Jones relocated his drug store from 617 Main to this building, where it remained for many years {appears in a 1957 photo at this site). Jones was a state representative for six years and served four terms as mayor of Oregon City. He worked for the Huntley's Drug Store for 18 years before opening his own business in c.1902. The upper floor provided office space for doctors and lawyers. William L. Mulvey, a lawyer with offices over the Jones Drug Store, purchased the building from Andrina Barclay in 1926. In 1931, he sold half-interest to Linn Jones. The Mulvey family continued a partial ownership until the 1970s. Mulvey served as county clerk for several years. Although the building is interesting from a historical perspective, its historic integrity has been severely compromised and property is no longer eligible as a cantributing resource within a historic district.
