First Christian Church

The First Christian Church was built in 1910 at 1166 Oak Street literally in the front yard of the old Dunn house. It was at about this same time that the Dunn's moved the original home to build a new family residence oriented toward Oak Street. The two large locust tree's to the left of the church were probably part of the Dunn's original landscaping. These tree's, planted in the 1860's survived until about 1990 when they were removed. This view of the Church is a very early one as Oak Street is not yet paved and the tower has not been built. The tower was added in 1926 to house the first set of chimes in Eugene. The structure is in the Classical Revival Style with a large central auditorium under the dome that can seat 1,200 people, 2,500 when the side partitions were opened to the smaller auditoriums.

11th and Willamette St. circa 1890

This photograph was taken circa 1890 by the Winters Photo Company of Eugene. The image (looking east) shows the local unit of the National Guard drilling in a vacant lot on the south west corner of 11th and Willamette St. All of the structures in the photo are gone, except one. Barley visible in the grove of tree's on the right side of the image is the front porch and gable of the F.B. Dunn house. Though greatly altered the house now stands on the north side of 13th Avenue between Oak and Pearl. Not long after this photograph was taken the lot became the location of the Old Eugene High School which it remained until 1915 when the building was converted into the Eugene city Hall. Shortly after the new City Hall was completed in 1964 at 8th and Pearl the building was razed to make way for a building which has housed a series of Banks.