McCully, John Wilmer, Building - Jacksonville Historic District - Jacksonville, Oregon
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N 42° 18.845 W 122° 58.122
10T E 502579 N 4684649
1855-56 McCully Building, eligible contributing historic structure in downtown Jacksonville
Waymark Code: WMFZ7E
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2012
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The J.W. McCully Building, constructed circa 1855-56, is a two-story, rectangular brick building in downtown Jacksonville. The building's most distinctive feature is the heavy iron shutters that are closed over all of the buildings windows and doors. This was a fireproofing feature that was common to the period but this is the only building remaining in Jacksonville with this feature. Originally the first floor houses a general store while the upper story was a Jewish Synagogue. By 1860, the International Order of Odd Fellows began using the second floor, a tradition that would continue for more than 100 years. Painted above the second story window bays is the inscription "I.O.O.F. No. 10 Inst'd 1860."
The building is named for John Wilmer McCully, a Canadian born doctor who settled in the area in 1852. McCully served as a representative for Jackson County to the Territorial Legislature. This building was one of McCully's many real estate ventures and by the mid-1860s he left town, heavily in debt, ultimately settling in Joseph, Oregon.
