March 10, 2015

In 1892, Jeremiah Nunan built this beautiful Queen Anne style home in Jacksonville Oregon, as a Christmas present for his wife, Delia O’Grady. Although some stories say that Delia and her sister Anna were mail-order brides, Anna had been married to Henry Judge, Nunan’s partner in the saddlery and harness business, for a number of years before she introduced Nunan to her younger sister. To learn more about the Nunan House and the Nunans, read the March 2015 Jacksonville Review article, “Pioneer Profiles: Jeremiah Nunan-An Irish Success Story.”