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<br /> <br />~\, <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Houses getting fancier: "Storybook <br />castle" on the hill overlooking a snowy <br />Eugene in 1910.ln 1888, Dr. Thomas W. <br />Shelton and his wife, Adah, built and <br />moved into this house on the south slope <br />of Skinner Butte in Eugene. Their <br />daughter, Alberta, grew up here and the <br />house served as the wedding site when <br />she married Robert McMurphey, a <br />businessman in 1893 (wedding shown at <br />right; photo: Winter Photo Company). Drs. <br />Eva and Curtis Johnson acquired the <br />house in 1950 and deeded it to public <br />domain in 1975. (FrankeL) The house <br />remains a prominent historic landmark <br />overlooking the railroad depot. <br /> <br />22 . YESTERDAY'S ADVENTURE <br /> <br />....~~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.. , <br /> <br />