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<br /> House Historic Landscape Master Plan
<br /> ointsoutthatano ortuni exists for the Park Facilities
<br /> P pP lY Many facilities in
<br /> City to negotiate with properly owners to Skinner Butte Park offers a variety of basic Skinner Butte Park
<br /> see if shared parking, or a purchase of the park furniture and amenities, including a have outlived #heir
<br /> land, could be arranged to facilitate the playground, a restroom, picnic areas, life expec#ancy '
<br /> parking needs of the SMJ House and the benches, lights, drinking fountains and
<br /> park in the future. trash receptacles as well as a variety of A
<br /> unique features (see Map 2: Existing Site
<br /> Skinner's Cabin and Applegate Features).
<br /> The1only modern interpretations of the Ball Field _j
<br /> cultural heritage of the site, the Skinner's A small, informal softball field represents , ..H~„_^„~,,,,
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<br /> Cabin re lica and the A le ate Trail the only organized sports-type facility in `
<br /> p pp g Skinner Butte Park. Although this field is Main Areas of Traditional ~ s
<br /> Interpretive Center, have been successful Park Facilities I
<br /> too small and irregular for scheduled or (
<br /> introductions into the park. Built through ? Main "park core"
<br /> volunteer efforts and partnerships, competetive use, public comments and
<br /> stakeholder interviews have revealed that picnic and playground
<br /> including the Applegate Trail Committee ~ area across from the 1
<br /> and Eugene Rotary Club, these interpretive it is useful for non-programmed, informal facilities buildings,
<br /> features draw visitors from outside of the games in association with family events north of Cheshire
<br /> region as part of the story of western Euro_ and social occasions held at the nearby Avenue j `3
<br /> American settlement. They are generally park core picnic area. Also, historic reports / Skinner Butte summit
<br /> accepted as among the most site- indicate that the ball field was used prior to ~ antloverlookarea
<br /> appropriate uses for Skinner Butte park, the park's dedication in 1914, lending it a / Picnic area above the
<br /> and serve as the cornerstone for future sense of historic sigrnficance. It is unknown historic stone wall at '
<br /> expansion of education about regional if the field is still in its original location. the north foot of `__f
<br /> history and pre-history. Skinner Butte.
<br /> Aging Infrastructure
<br /> East-Skinner Butte Historic Many recreational facilities in the park have =Special Park Facilities ,
<br /> DIStrICt outlived their life expectancy, having ~ ? Campbell Senior
<br /> changed little over several decades. This Center and wood shop
<br /> The eastern foot of Skinner Butte is the is evident to some extent in most areas of ~
<br /> oldest designated historic residential district / Shelton-McMurphey- .
<br /> the park, as emphasized by chipped or Johnson House
<br /> in the city of Eugene. Here, early settlers broken equipment, crooked tables, bent or
<br /> of the region built homes above the muddy / Skinner's cabin replica
<br /> valley floor that are among the most leaning light poles, uneven or broken ~ and Applegate Trail !
<br /> pavement and other visible symptoms of € Interpretive Center
<br /> historically significant and iritact within the
<br /> city. Designation as a historic district places age. _ / Lamb Cottage
<br /> a high priority on the preservation of this / "The Columns"
<br /> Given the prognosis for growth and a
<br /> neighborhood's historic integrity. As an ~ climbing area ~
<br /> regional need for quality park infrastructure, ,
<br /> abutting land use, the park should respect this is a significant concern for the future
<br /> and, where possible, enhance this aspect functionality of the park. In addition, similar Other Facilities with j
<br /> to the psychological effects of impacted ' Non-Park Uses
<br /> Public Art natural environments (see Natural ? Facility Management
<br /> Two significant piece of public art are Resources", this chapter), the condition of Division offices, shop , ~
<br /> present in the park. The "whale" sculptures, the built environment will inevitably affect and storage buildings
<br /> dating from the late 1950s, are a remnant the culture of the park. It is possible that / The Lincoln Yard
<br /> of an early playground just west of Lamb the condition of the infrastructure in Skinner ? Child Care, Inc. € ~
<br /> Cottage. The "Solar System" project, which Butte Park contributes to the kinds of uses / Emergency I ,
<br /> stretches alon the bike ath s stem, is ~ ' `
<br /> g P Y that take place there. Well-maintained, communications tower
<br /> represented in Skinner Butte Park by the quality infrastructure, therefore, is on Skinner Butte
<br /> planets Saturn an Jupiter. These art pieces necessary not only for the functionality of E / EWEB reservoir
<br /> are maintained through a plan established the park, but also to develop a positive ~ I
<br /> by the Facility Management Division. culture promoting frequent, legitimate use '
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