About

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Lunney Museum was built in 1909 by its original residents Dr. William J. & Lilian Mason Lunney. The bungalow-style home was constructed in 1909. The property features a carriage house and a "two-seater" outhouse. The arts and crafts interior of the museum features art glass windows, original chandeliers, long-leaf pine woodwork, a quarter-sawn oak mantel, English fireplace tiles, and a flat panel wainscot with burlap inserts.

Dr. William John Lunney began his pharmaceutical career with Dr. Mitchell of Westminster, South Carolina. He later moved to Seneca where he established the Lunney Drug Store and was the active head for 40 years. In 1889 he married Lilian Mason, the daughter of Col. R. E. Mason. The couple had one son, Victor, who died at the age of 4 years. Dr. Lunney died at the age of 63 in 1929. Mrs. Lilian M. Lunney continued to live in the home until her death in 1969. Mrs. Myra Mason Lindemann donated the house and property as a museum to Oconee County (SC) in 1970. The Museum was transferred to the City of Seneca in 2009.