100 years ago, in December of 1923 Adam Engel planned to build a bungalow court in the Parrish Grove subdivision, just south of what is now Parrish Middle School. He ran into problems with setbacks.
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| December 7th, 1923 |
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| January 13th, 1924 |
Less than a month after the original notice in December of 1923, the morning paper reported that Engel said "because of the building restrictions on Stewart street" he had to move his project. The Parrish Grove subdivision dictated buildings "may not be placed nearer than 20 feet to the sidewalk."
The second site at Capitol and E appears to be the Engel Apartments in this 1926 ad, and still around today as the Capitol Court.
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| January 1st, 1926 |
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| Now the "Capitol Court" |
It will be interesting to see if any criticism of the setbacks ever shows up in the 1920s. So far none has turned up.
See previously:
- On Engel, "Home Builder Adam Engel Erects Royal Court Apartments in 1927" (2019)
- On Parrish Grove, "Salem's First Attempt to Preserve Oaks? Parrish Grove Effort Failed 100 Years Ago" (2020)
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