Myrtle Point Heritage Walking Tour
A pleasant 1.2 mile walk on flat level ground
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Myrtle Point Heritage Walking TourA pleasant 1.2 mile walk on flat level ground |
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Copyright 2006 Robyn Greenlund
1. Myrtle Point Logging Museum (7th & Maple). Built in 1910 orignally as a church patterned after the Mormon Tabernacle. Later it housed the American
Legion Hall.
2. N.G.W. Perkins House (435 Ash). Built in 1903 for a local drug store owner. The home was turned into an apartment house but has been returned to a single family home.
3. Deyoe/Clarke Home (419 Ash). Built in 1904 for the Leroy Deyoe family. For many years it was used by Dr. Clarke and his wife, who taught piano lessons in the front room.
4. Lee/Barklow Home (331 Ash). Built in 1905 for Marilla Lee who came to Oregon in 1847 on the Oregon Trail. Later, it was owned by J.D. Barklow and his wife Sarah.
5. Christian Lehnherr Home (307 Alder). Built in about 1860 by settlers in the Baltimore Colony, it was the home of Christian Lehnherr and his family when Mr. Lehnherr donated the land for the town of Myrtle Point. 
6. Henry J. Radabaugh House (225 Alder). Built about 1910 for the Radabaugh family after years of farming in the Norway area. The home was still owned by the Radabaugh family through the early 1950s.
7. Peter Wise Home (115 Ash). Built before 1891, Peter Wise was a blacksmith in early Myrtle Point. The house was originally a two story home, but a fire took the top floor and it was not replaced. 
8. Lehnherr Park (1st and Ash). Donated to the City of Myrtle Point in 1866 by Christian Lehnherr and his wife, the park has over the years undergone many changes as well as celebrations. Now the premier skateboard park in Coos County.
9. Hermann Block building (1st and Spruce). Portions of this large building were built in 1892 by Binger Hermann, Sol Wise and Edward Bender. It was originally 3 stories tall and had an Opera Hall on the second floor. The third floor had the first Masonic temple in Myrtle Point and stores and the Post office were located on the lowest level.
10. Catholic Church (209 Second). This unique church building was built in 1940. The interior of the sanctuary is made of myrtlewood plywood and darker myrtlewood accents. It was the vision of Father Daniel J. Kelley. A model of this building is on loan to the Fairgrounds museum.
11. Huling-Lundy & Sons Hardware( 323 Spruce). Built about 1893, this building is still used as a hardware store. The ceilings are hand pressed tin and the floors are the orignal wood.
12. Bank of Myrtle Point (333 Spruce). Built in 1901 as the Bank of Myrtle Point. The bank was on the lower floor and business offices were on the upper. It is made of locally produced brick.
13. Machado Building (320 Spruce). This building was built in 1888 and has had a variety of uses. It was used as a livery stable, as a dry goods store, and as an auto repair shop. It is presently the home of the Teddy Bear museum and is open by arrangement. Inside are many local artifacts and a
working stage coach.
14. A.H. Black Building (531 Spruce). Built in 1890 for J.H. and L.A. Roberts as a grocery, the building was sold in 1904 to A.H. Black. For many years it was the sign of prosperity in the local