Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum

Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
Established September 27, 2008
Location 570 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, California, USA
Type Historical museum
Website heritageparkmuseum.org

The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum is a historical museum located in Sunnyvale, California. Located next to the Sunnyvale Community Center and the Heritage Orchard, the museum is a replica of the original Murphy Family Home.

The Martin Murphy family, founders of the City of Sunnyvale, constructed the Murphy Family Home in the 1850s. Since there were no sawmills near Sunnyvale at that time, the Murphy family had the home milled to their specifications in Bangor Maine, then shipped in pieces around Cape Horn to Sunnyvale, where it was later assembled. It was held together with wooden pegs and leather straps, and it was the first wood frame house in Sunnyvale.[1] In 1958, the Murphy family home was made a California State Historical Landmark. In 1961, the house was demolished by the city due to extensive damage following a fire.[2]

The Sunnyvale Historical Museum was constructed as a replica at Sunnyvale Heritage Park, and was dedicated and opened in September, 2008, as a testament to the history of Sunnyvale and the contributions made by the Martin Murphy family towards the founding of Sunnyvale. It was funded through public donations and contributions from the State of California and the City of Sunnyvale.[2][3] In the main exhibit room is a 60-foot mural of Sunnyvale history.[4]

Heritage Park also includes an apricot orchard and a barn[2] with an outdoor interpretive exhibit on the agricultural history of the Santa Clara Valley.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Murphy Story: Timeline of events, Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum.
  2. 1 2 3 Kraatz, Cody (October 9, 2008). "Hundreds attend opening of new Sunnyvale museum". Sunnyvale Sun.
  3. ↑ Museum Construction, Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum.
  4. ↑ Kraatz, Cody (August 21, 2008). "Mural takes visitors on journey through Sunnyvale's history". Sunnyvale Sun.
  5. ↑ Orchard Heritage Park Interpretive Exhibit, Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum.

Coordinates: 37°21′24″N 122°01′32″W / 37.356548°N 122.025544°W / 37.356548; -122.025544

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