Martin Murphy House
The Martin Murphy House was a historic home located in Santa Clara County, California. It was the residence of Martin Murphy Jr., who journeyed to California with his family in 1844, as part of the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada. As the founder of Sunnyvale, Murphy had the house constructed using prefabricated lumber that had been transported around the Cape Horn in 1849. This house was the first frame house in Santa Clara County. The Murphy family maintained their residency in this house until 1953 when the city of Sunnyvale took ownership of the property. In 1961, a fire destroyed the house. The California Historical Landmark #644 now marks the location of Murphy's residence at Murphy Park in Sunnyvale.
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North Sunnyvale Avenue, Sunnyvale
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N 37.382222222222 ° | E -122.02583333333 ° |
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Murphy Park Buliding
North Sunnyvale Avenue 260
94086 Sunnyvale
California, United States
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