Alexander and Margaret Mathews House

Like the J.J. Walton Sr. house on High street, I believe the one story wing to the left on the Mathews house was probably the first phase of the structure and that the large and more elaborate block to the right was added later along with the front porch. I have no information on the Mathews or when the house, which stood on the southwest corner of 4th and Jefferson was torn down. By the simple style of the one story portion I would guess it from about 1860 and the larger wing with the bracketed eve and polygonal bay window to about 1880. The site has been an apartment complex since the early 7o's.

Dr. Edwin McKenny House

Little is know about this Queen Anne/English Cottage style house built by Dr. Edwin McKenny on the southeast corner of 6th and Jefferson. It was built circa 1880 but I can find no information as to how long it occupied the site, which has been part of the park under the Washington-Jefferson Street since 1964. The style differs enough from the other houses being built in Eugene in the late 19th century that I suspect its design may have come from a plan book. More research.....