Walter D. Pugh

Shelton-McMurphey House and grounds

Walter David Pugh (April 4, 1863 – November 23, 1946) was a prominent architect 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 nearby Eugene when it had a little over a thousand residents.^[1] Pugh designed Salem's Oregon State Hospital buildings being constructed in 1907-1908,^[2] including an addition to the "J Building", which has since been demolished.^{[citation needed]}

A number of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).^[3]

Projects on the National Register[]

United Presbyterian Church and Rectory

in Independence, Oregon

Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House (1888), 303 Willamette St., Eugene
(1889), 179-197 Commercial St. NE, Salem, built for Asahel Bush II and Mortiz Brey, a cabinet maker^[4]
Bush–Breyman Block (1889), 141-147 Commercial St. NE, Salem
(1891), 302 S Main St., Independence
United Presbyterian Church and Rectory (Whitespires) (1891), 510 SW 5th Ave., Albany, with
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)

Other projects[]

The former Salem City Hall (1893), demolished 1972 after a bond measure to preserve it failed, corner of High and Chemeketa streets^[5]
The dome of the second Oregon State Capitol,^[6] which burned in 1935
LeBreton Cottage (1908) at Fairview Training Center^{[citation needed]}
Crook County Courthouse (1909), located in Prineville, Oregon^[7]
Buildings at the Chemawa Indian School^[6]

References[]

^ Foster, Janet W. The Queen Anne House: America's Victorian Vernacular
^ Biennial report, Issue 1 Board of Trustees and Superintendent of the Institution for Feeble-Minded, page 11
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Bush & Brey Block & Annex 179-197 Commercial Street NE, Historic Places Salem Oregon
^ "Images of the Past". Statesman Journal. November 24, 2006.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Walter D. Pugh Architect Dies". The Capital Journal. November 24, 1946. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^ Halvorson, Ron. "Crook County Courthouse". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

External links[]

Walter D. Pugh at Find a Grave
Images of works by Pugh from the University of Oregon digital archives

[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

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[4] Bush & Brey Block & Annex 179-197 Commercial Street NE, Historic Places Salem Oregon

[5] "Images of the Past". Statesman Journal. November 24, 2006.

[Obit-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Walter D. Pugh Architect Dies". The Capital Journal. November 24, 1946. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[7] Halvorson, Ron. "Crook County Courthouse". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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