Walter D. Pugh
Illustration — Shelton-McMurphey House and grounds Walter David Pugh (April 4, 1863 – November 23, 1946) was an American architect based in Salem, Oregon, United States. The son of a carpenter, Pugh began designing buildings in Salem when there were only a few thousand residents, and in Eugene when it had a little over a thousand residents. Pugh designed Salem's Oregon State Hospital buildings being constructed in 1907-1908, including an addition to the "J Building", which has since been demolished.
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Walter D. Pugh
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- 1946
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Illustration — Shelton-McMurphey House and grounds Walter David Pugh (April 4, 1863 – November 23, 1946) was an American architect based in Salem, Oregon, United States. The son of a carpenter, Pugh began designing buildings in Salem when there were only a few thousand residents, and in Eugene when it had a little over a thousand residents. Pugh designed Salem's Oregon State Hospital buildings being constructed in 1907-1908, including an addition to the "J Building", which has since been demolished.
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A number of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
• Illustration — United Presbyterian Church and Rectory • Illustration — Independence National Bank in Independence, Oregon • Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House (1888), 303 Willamette St., Eugene • Bush and Brey Block and Annex (1889), 179-197 Commercial St. NE, Salem, built for Asahel Bush II and Mortiz Brey, a cabinet maker • Bush–Breyman Block (1889), 141-147 Commercial St. NE, Salem • Independence National Bank (1891), 302 S Main St., Independence • United Presbyterian Church and Rectory (Whitespires) (1891), 510 SW 5th Ave., Albany, with H. C. Chamberlain • Fairbanks Hall (formerly Cauthorn Hall and Kidder Hall) (1892), Oregon State University Historic District, 220 SW 26th St., Corvallis • Thomas Kay Woolen Mill (1895), 260 12th St. SE, Salem • Chemeketa Lodge No. 1 Odd Fellows Buildings (Grand Theater) (1900), 185-195 High St. NE, Salem, (1921 annex designed by Morris H. Whitehouse) • Buildings on the Oregon State Hospital campus (1907-1908), including the Eastern addition to the J Building (demolished)
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Other projects
• The former Salem City Hall (1893), demolished 1972 after a bond measure to preserve it failed, corner of High and Chemeketa streets • The dome of the second Oregon State Capitol, which burned in 1935 • LeBreton Cottage (1908) at Fairview Training Center • Crook County Courthouse (1909), located in Prineville, Oregon • Buildings at the Chemawa Indian School
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1883
Walter D. Pugh was born on 4 April 1883.
1946
Walter D. Pugh died on 23 November 1946.
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- 1.Foster, Janet W. The Queen Anne House: America's Victorian Vernacular
- 2.Biennial report, Issue 1 Board of Trustees and Superintendent of the Institution for Feeble-Minded, page 11
- 3.2009a.
- 4.Bush & Brey Block & Annex 179-197 Commercial Street NE, Historic Places Salem Oregon
- 5.Images of the Past. Statesman Journal. November 24, 2006.
- 6.Walter D. Pugh Architect Dies. The Capital Journal. November 24, 1946.
- 7.Halvorson, Ron. Crook County Courthouse. The Oregon Encyclopedia.
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