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Fairfield

It was known as Truax in 1888 when the Washington & Idaho Railroad Company built its lines. The name evidently was changed to Regis by Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. when that company purchased Washington & Idaho Railroad Company. On July 17, 1889, the present name was adopted when a post office was established, for extensive grain fields which surrounded the town and as suggested by Mrs. Edward H. Morrison and whose husband platted the town site in 1890.

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Bank of Fairfield

Historically significant for its associations with Fairfield’s commercial development. It is an architecturally distinctive example of the small-town work of Cutter and Malmgren, Eastern Washington’s most distinguished architects during the period. Built In 1912 after a devastating fire destroyed many of the frame structures in town, the new building was financed by a consortium of local businessmen, and served as the site of the Fairfield bank and general merchandise store the block-long structure was the first fireproof building In the city, and its Mission Revival design stood in sharp contrast to the otherwise vernacular building stock of the community. Despite some alterations and interior remodeling, the building remains the most distinctive landmark in town.

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