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According to S.M.J House.org The history of the S.M.J house By Owen

Dr. Thomas Winthrop Shelton, his wife Adah Shelton and their daughter Alberta moved from Salem to Eugene Oregon in 1873 after they bought 320 acres of land in downtown Eugene including Skinner Butte from Marry Skinner which is also where the house is located. Dr. Shelton had Walter Pugh design the "Castle on the Hill" to overlook the city and Nels Ronney built the house itself. The house was finished in 1887 but a worker of the house set fire to the house it took a year to rebuild the damage. In 1893 Dr. Shelton had died (of leukemia) his wife moved to Portland and gave the house to their daughter Alberta, and their son in law Robbert McMurphey hence the second name of the house McMurphey. In 1921 Robbert McMurphey died in Roseburg Oregon and Alberta died in a nursing home in Portland and sold the house to Eva and Curtis Johnson hence the last name Johnson. Eva Johnson was a friend of the McMurphey family and spent some time at their house wanting to own the house herself someday and that dream came true. None of the McMurphey children wanted to keep the house when their mother died so Eva bought the house for 30,000 dollars.

According to Travel Lane County.com

The Shelton McMurphey Johnson House is a 19th century Queen Anne style Victorian Mansion. The S.M.J House is the only Victorian style house in the city. By Owen.

According to Wikipedia

The S.M.J House is at 303 Skinner Butte. By Owen.

Picture of S.M.J House from cityprofile.com at the top of the page. By Owen.

According to S.M.J House.org Another name for the S.M.J House is "The Castle On the Hill" By Owen.







contact info: Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House Sara Palmer 303 Willamette St Eugene, OR 97401 541.484.0808 sara@smjhouse.org