Skinner Butte is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near the Willamette River. A local landmark, it honors city founder Eugene Skinner and is the site of the
Skinner Butte from the west in 2006
The view of downtown Eugene from the top of Skinner Butte
Shelton-McMurphey House
A marker indicates the location of illuminated crosses between 1936 and 1964
Ya-Po-Ah Terrace, is the tallest building in Eugene, Oregon at 212 feet and the tallest building in Oregon outside of Portland. It is a controversial high-rise apartment building for senior citizens e
Skinner Butte
…it, the house was known as the "Castle on the Hill". It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The name "Ya-Po-Ah" lives on in "Ya-Po-Ah Terrace", a controversial high-rise retirement home built at the foot of the butte in 1968. A concrete cross was installed on Skinner Butte in late November…