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+J <br /> 1 value but are not old enough to be of <br /> historic significance. There may also be <br /> ~u other cultural resources in the park that exist <br /> .s <br /> but are not cataloged. These resources are <br /> ~~y~~~ ~ ~ ~~@ ; key to the function and role of the parkas a <br /> 3 - ~ cultural foundation for the community, and <br /> + ~ are particularly valuable for their public <br /> ' accessibility. Most of these features are not <br /> q, <br /> ~ interpreted, and represent an opportunity <br /> j i ~ ~ to expand public knowledge of Eugene's <br /> t <br /> > ~ cultural heritage. , <br /> 's <br /> ~___,l ~ <br /> ~ ~ w Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson Q <br /> M ; ~ ~ G House ~ <br /> n..., <br /> ~ <br /> 4' ~ ? ~ Situated on the southern foot of Skinner U <br /> ' ' ~ ~ i y s „ <br /> t Butte, this is perhaps the most well-known <br /> A z <br /> ~ ~ ~ _ and significant of the park's cultural <br /> - ~ ~ = ; c'.: resources. The house, completed in 1888 <br /> - by Dr. Thomas Shelton, marks the north- <br /> r...' - south axis of the city, and is among the <br /> L The Shelton-McMurphey- most significant historic homes in the <br /> Johnson House, shown here region. The Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson <br /> in the latel9thcentury,isan Cultural Resources (SMJ) House and associated tax lot are <br /> ~ . ~ important and charismatic <br /> example of Skinner8utte As the birthplace ofthe city and the modern managed cooperatively by various <br /> Park's important cultural community, Skinner Butte Park itself is a departments of the City of Eugene and the <br /> resources unique historical resource. Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House <br /> Unquestionably, it is the most historically Associates, a private not-for-profit group <br /> ` significant resource in the Eugene park organizing special community and history- <br /> system. There are also a number of related events, interpretation and general <br /> ""a significant cultural resources that persist maintenance of the house, The house <br /> within Skinner Butte Park, the most represents tremendous potential asafocus <br /> prominent of which are described in the for history-related aspects of the park, and <br /> ; Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory as as a gateway to the park from the <br /> ' ' Skinner Butte Park is follows: downtown area. _ <br /> unquestionably #h8 <br /> most historically The Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson The SMJ House Historic Landscape Master <br /> significant of House Plan (see Ch. 4) outlines numerous, <br /> Eugene's parks Lamb Cottage detailed recommendations for <br /> The big "O" improvements to enhance the function and <br /> The big "E" landscape history of this area, and should <br /> W 2^d Avenue Skinner's Cabin Marker be evaluated for implementation. For <br /> Lincoln Street Skinner's Cabin Marker example, the sixty-foot wide right-of-way <br /> (replaced) aligned with Willamette Street serves as the <br /> Basalt quarry south access to Skinner Butte Park, as well <br /> Skinner Butte (EWER) Reservoir (1926) as alternative access to the SMJ House. <br /> Basalt wall Parking for both trail users and visitors to <br /> the SMJ House is currently inadequate, and <br /> Other cultural resources, such as the cross, the situation will continue unless the City is <br /> the original Lincoln Street cabin marker and able to acquire additional land in this area. <br /> the old reservoirs have been removed or Ya-Po-Ah Terrace, a retirement community !i <br /> replaced. Still other features, such as the adjacent to the SMJ House, owns vacant <br /> ` Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and the Lane land just south of the SMJ House, north of <br /> County Veteran's of Foreign Wars the 3rd/4th Connector, andcontiguouswith <br /> Memorial, have contemporary cultural the Willamette Street right-of-way, The SMJ <br /> <br /> - ~ Skinner Butte Park • Master Plan 2001 41 <br /> l <br /> <br />