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The Murray Museum is a neat little museum in Murray. It is now attached to the John P. Cahoon House, so you can tour that as well. It is not normally open this late, but they decided to do a special open house for the Murray Tree Lighting Ceremony, so we decided to check it out. Because of that, it was a little bus today, so I don't think we got the full experience. I was not going to make this a separate post, but, it ran kind of long so here we are.
Quick Details:
Length: Whatever you decide.
Trail Type: Meander
Difficulty: DR2
Elevation Gain: NA
Restroom: Yes
Dogs? No.
Other Info: Normal Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 9am - 5pm, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am - 1pm. Admission is free.
To Get Here:
Head down to Murray City Hall (10 East 4800 South), in downtown Murray. Take i15 to 4500 South, head east. Turn right on State Street and head south towards 4800 South. There are a couple parking lots around City Hall, or you can find street side parking. The museum is kitty corner from City Hall (4872 S. Poplar Street).
The Adventure.:
The John P. Cahoon House.
Neat old clock. This reminds me of a similar street clock I have seen in Downtown Salt Lake while visiting the Eccles Theater.
It looks like it was dedicated to Bruce Parsons who died in 2020. He was 1st President of the Murray Rotary Club in 1957. Alrighty. The clock has been here longer than that though.
The outside of the Cahoon House again. It reminds me a little bit of the Fisher Mansion, but I don’t think it is a Kletting building.
Built in 1900, it is a Utah Historic Site. It is the finest example of Victorian architecture in Murray. John P. Cahoon was the principle founder of one of the first commercial brick manufacturing plants in Utah.
Well, that is pretty neat!
The original front door. This sign says 1899, so I am not sure which is correct. Maybe it started being built in 1899 and was completed in 1900.
This part appears to be an add on, and is where the museum now resides.
The mansion again.
Well look at this cool thing! An old gas lamp! It was originally from the Vine Street Library (from what I can find, it no longer exists). I did not know any old gas lamps existed in the valley. That is really neat!
Again.
The museum was currently closed, so we did the Murray Tree Lighting Ceremony, and noticed it was open after that was done, so we came back.
The Murray Museum sign.
I am just going to start with a warning, due to the events today, it was unbelievably crowded! So, not the best shots tonight. After a few minutes we decided we will definitely come back during their normal hours to really take it all in.
See? Super busy. And it just kept getting more crowded.
Neat old safe.
Old piano.
Murray City Fire Dept.
Fun fire hydrants.
Pedal powered sewing machine.
Historic artifacts.
From the side.
“This micro figure at scale is equivalent to a 5’9” tall person”.
I just want to point out that it is not the size of a standard Lego mini-fig.
Smoke stacks again.
Again.
Brick Man, Cahoon House, and the Murray Theater. I was least interested in the brick man, so I did not catch exactly what it was about. o.O Hopefully he is still here when we come back.
By the way, all of these sets were built by the vendor we bought our Lego sets from, Brickcrafting.
The Murray Theater recreation is exquisite!
The Cahoon House again.
The front of the Murray Theater.
The entrance. The attention to detail is immaculate! we both particularly enjoyed the “The Builder of Oz” poster. The poster on the other side is Lauren Allred, a Murray Resident, and internationally famed songstress. She was the first concert in the Theater when it opened last September.
The other side.
It is kind of fun that we explored this building today, and then got to see a great Lego recreation just a few hours later.
It would probably be above my general Lego set budget, but I would love to have one of my own.
The inside of the theater again.
The smokestacks again. I absolutely remember them, and again, I am sad I didn’t get pictures before they were demolished in 2000.
The first smokestack, built in 1902, was 295 feet tall. The second stack was built in 1918 and was 455 feet tall, and was in response to being sued by local farmers due to toxic fumes from the first one.
There is a remaining smelter stack just on the edge of the valley, that happens to be the tallest manmade structure west of the Mississippi, the Kennecott Smelter Stack near the Great Salt Lake State Park.
Another sign that basically says the same things, but also includes the architect Alphaso Kastatus.
The museum is directly attached to the Cahoon House, and oddly, and fascinatingly against this porch. I definitely need to come back and get better pictures!
Again.
The Cahoon House was built in 1900 and was the main residence of John P. Cahoon for over 20 years. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a significant example of residential Victorian Eclecticism. In1902 is was referred to as “easily the finest home in the county outside of Salt Lake City”. It has remained virtually unchanged since it’s construction (which is amazing for a building this old).
Into the mansion.
Pantry area.
Kitchen area with a very old stove.
We were not allowed on any other floor today.
Another currently closed room. But look at the nice built ins!
I assume this was a den or something.
Gorgeous fireplace.
Really pretty decorated tree.
Another front room, with the front door. Possibly a foyer or parlor.
Accessories.
Old JC Penney ads.
Dining room.
Another gorgeous fireplace.
Neat built in China cabinet.
More built ins, and you can see it connects to the den area as well.
Early Settlement.
Amasa M. Lyman, one of the leaders of the pioneers who settled the Murray area in 1848.
Back out in the museum area.
Agriculture and Irrigation.
More old stuff.
Really pretty stained glass.
Land.
The Murray area with it’s central location in the valley and three major sources of water, provided an ideal location for settlement and agriculture, and became a major transportation corridor.
Well, we were both about peopled out. So we decided we should definitely come back on a regular day some time and explore it without such a crowd. We were done tonight.
One of the side doors.
The original main entrance.
That was pretty neat, but we definitely need to come back during their normal hours so we can really take it all in without such a large crowd (at least I would hope so). 8 out of 10 squirrels. Removing 2 for the crowds.
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