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Another versatile builder in [[Eugene]] was Will Abrams (1843-[[1915]]). He arrived in the late 1860s and went to work as a carpenter. In [[1871]], he started Eugene’s first planing mill and sash factory. There he produced door frames, shutters, scrollwork, and advertised “Coffins made to order on the shortest notice.” | Another versatile builder in [[Eugene]] was Will Abrams (1843-[[1915]]). He arrived in the late 1860s and went to work as a carpenter. In [[1871]], he started Eugene’s first planing mill and sash factory. There he produced door frames, shutters, scrollwork, and advertised “Coffins made to order on the shortest notice.” | ||
| - | He entered contracting work, and built a number of residences and commercial buildings — including [[Villard Hall]], the second building on the UO campus. He teamed up with [[Roney, Lord Nelson|Nels Roney]] in [[1886]], and for the next two years they built a number of prominent buildings in Eugene. The | + | He entered contracting work, and built a number of residences and commercial buildings — including [[Villard Hall]], the second building on the UO campus. He teamed up with [[Roney, Lord Nelson|Nels Roney]] in [[1886]], and for the next two years they built a number of prominent buildings in Eugene. The house they built for Dr. Shelton at the foot of Skinner Butte was actually built twice. The first version was burned just before completion — by “a Eugene man with a grudge against Abrams,” according to one source. The original plans came out again and a replica was built. |
Abrams also dabbled in agriculture, operating a cider and vinegar business on the old millrace for a while. The waterway passing near 8th and Hilyard streets is gone, but the building still stands — an old weathered barn with the faded letters spelling out W.H. ABRAMS CIDER FACTORY & FRUIT DRYER. | Abrams also dabbled in agriculture, operating a cider and vinegar business on the old millrace for a while. The waterway passing near 8th and Hilyard streets is gone, but the building still stands — an old weathered barn with the faded letters spelling out W.H. ABRAMS CIDER FACTORY & FRUIT DRYER. | ||
