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May 6, 2024 Walk Across Eugene Oregon
The Shelton McMurphy House
Photographed by jimmyinspazZz
The Shelton McMurphy House
From Grand Dreams to Arsonous Setback (1873-1888):
An Architectural Gem
(1888-Present):
Shifting Tides & Enduring
Legacy
(1888-Present):
A Window to the Past
(Present):
The Shelton McMurphy Johnson House has transcended its residential purpose and is now a museum open to the public. Eva Johnson deeded the 1.25 acre property to the City of Eugene to being maintained by a nonprofit group SMJH Associates. The house has been used in the Cherry Poppin' Daddies music video for Fly Me To The Moon. Also a Jeff Daniels movie called Grand Tour: Disaster In Time
The final cost in 1888 was $8,000 for the 1.25 acre property with house. The house is now 54' X 37' ft when built it would have been slightly smaller because it was enlarged in 1910 as mentioned above. Including a barn, carriage house and garage none of which exist today. Throughout the years the historic house has added a dog kennel, greenhouse and a chicken coop.
A good amount of the original trees and foliage are still on the property. The house has four floors (counting the basement) and 16 rooms (not counting the basement). The annual budget is $62,000 within average amount of guests just under 4,000/yearly.
Guests are charged:
$6 for adults
$3 for children
$5 for students or seniors
Members are free/membership is $35-250 a year
Admission free for up to six people with EBT card.
The property can also be rented for a
weekday at $75
the weekend for $130
with a cleaning deposit $200
alcohol rental fee of $100
Two summer camps are held:
one is a Museum Intensive costing $30-280
the other a Victorian finishing school at $5-160
Finally to include in the diverse array of economic capital collecting the Shelton McMurphy house also sells tea bonds for $1-1000. During WWII the government sold bonds to help support the war. Tea Bonds are in the same spirit and help fund the future of the Shelton McMurphy house.
Support the community, historic preservation and love for spooky old architecture in an obnoxiously over gentrifying neighborhood. Through guided tours and events, the house offers a captivating glimpse into 19th-century life in Eugene. It serves not only as a significant landmark but also as a community storyteller, ensuring Eugene's heritage is preserved for current and future generations.
Spider At Night On Ferry Street Bridge
Spider At Night On Ferry Street Bridge
Photographed by jimmyinspazZz
Bug Paparazzi Banana Slug
Bug Paparazzi
Banana Slug
Photographed by jimmyinspazZz
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Superfamily: | Arionoidea |
Family: | Ariolimacidae |
Subfamily: | Ariolimacinae |
Genus: | Ariolimax Mörch, 1859 |
Type species | |
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Ariolimax columbianus | |
Synonyms | |
Aphallarion Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896 |