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Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
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July 18, 2017
The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum is a historical museum located in Sunnyvale, California. 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. In 1958.
The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum is a historical museum located in Sunnyvale, California. 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 S…
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570 E Remington Dr
Sunnyvale, CA