Otto and Modjesta Johnson, original owners of this Clarence Smith designed Colonial Revival house, were the owners Women’s Furnishings and Goods. Later owners of the house in 1949 were Robert and Hulda Elfstrom. Mr. Elfstrom was mayor of the city of Salem from 1947 to 1950; he served in the Oregon State House of Representatives during the 1950s; in 1963 he was elected to the Oregon State Senate where he served until 1971. See an earlier photograph.
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