National Register Record for THE FRANK MURRAY HOME IN ERIN SPRINGS

Historic Name: THE FRANK MURRAY HOME IN ERIN SPRINGS
Current Name: ERIN SPRINGS MANSION
Address: 2 MILES S OF LINDSAY
City: LINDSAY            County: GARVIN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE FRANK MURRAY HOME IN ERIN SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA IS A BEAUTIFUL THREE-STORY NEOCLASSICAL MANSION. BUILT BY FRANK MURRAY TO REPLACE HIS ORIGINAL INDIAN TERRITORY LOG CABIN, THIS RESIDENCE WAS BUILT FROM LOCALLY QUARRIED STONE AND IMPORTED WOODS. MURRAY WAS AN IRISHMAN WHO MARRIED INTO THE CHICKASAW NATION. A FARMER AND BUSINESS OWNER, THE HIGH STYLE ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIALS USED IN THIS HOME REFLECT HIS RELATIVE PROSPERITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 4/6/70.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1880            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: CASSAL, REV. FATHER HILARY. "MISSIONARY TOUR IN THE CHICKASAW NATION" (THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAOMA, VOL34) PP 398-399. SHIRK , GEORGE H. "OKLA HOMA PLACE NAMES" (NORMAN: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1965); WILSON, MADELINE, "ERIN SPRINGS" (DAILY OK,11-2-47
Date Prepared: FEB 1970