National Historic Landmark · house · Park Hill, Oklahoma

Murrell Home

Historic house in Oklahoma. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visit National Historic Landmark Listed 1970 Federal architecture

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 3 in the Commons category

What it is

The Hunter's Home, formerly known as the George M. Murrell Home, is a historic house museum at 19479 E Murrel Rd in Park Hill, near Tahlequah, Oklahoma in the Cherokee Nation. Built in 1845, it is one of the few buildings to survive in Cherokee lands from the antebellum period between the Trail of Tears relocation of the Cherokee people and the American Civil War. It was a major social center of the elite among the Cherokee in the mid-nineteenth century. It has been owned by the state since 1948, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.

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The record

Property type	Building
Address	4 mi. S of Tahlequah, Park Hill, OK
County	Cherokee County
Listed	Jun 22, 1970
Listed for	Native American heritage, Education, Politics and government, Architecture, Social history
Level of significance	National
Also known as	Hunter's Home
Reference number	70000530
Type of place	house
Style	Federal architecture
Designations	National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	3 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address	4 mi. S of Tahlequah, Park Hill, OK
Website	okhistory.org/outreach/homes/mh/hours.htm ↗
Coordinates	35.8492° N, 94.9644° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Fort Smith National Historic Site · 44 miles · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	Pettit Bay 7 miles · Elk Creek Landing 8 miles · Cookson Bend 10 miles

This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

At a glance

State: Oklahoma
County: Cherokee County
Listed: 1970
Type: Building
Landmark: Yes

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Official links

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Nearby in Cherokee County

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Ross Cemetery

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First Cherokee Female Seminary Site

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Cherokee National Jail

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Local history books for Cherokee County

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Tahlequah and the Cherokee Nation (OK) (Voices of America)
Deborah L. Duvall, 2000
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The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah
Deborah L. Duvall, 1999
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Oklahoma travel guides

It Happened in Oklahoma
Robert L. Dorman, 2019
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WPA Guide to Oklahoma
Federal writers' project, 2013
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Weird Oklahoma
Wesley Treat, 2011
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Murrell Home listed on the National Register?

Jun 22, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Can I visit Murrell Home?

Yes. Murrell Home is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.

Source: Official website

Where is Murrell Home?

4 mi. S of Tahlequah, Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The nearest national park unit is Fort Smith National Historic Site, 44 miles away.

Source: Fort Smith National Historic Site

What does the Murrell Home listing include?

The listing counts 3 contributing resources. Those are 3 buildings. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Murrell Home?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Are there campgrounds near Murrell Home?

Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Pettit Bay, 7 miles away. Elk Creek Landing is 8 miles away, and Cookson Bend is 10 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Murrell Home?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000530. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.