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Magoffin Home State Historic Site


category : Historic Sites
Guided tours of homestead built in 1875 as replica of earlier home destroyed in 1868 flood. Was political and social center of Magoffinsville community (later named El Paso). Walls average 2 1/2 feet thick; timber cut in Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico, 80 miles from El Paso. Traditional enclosed patio; much original furniture.


Admission: Admission fee.
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily
Address: 1120 Magoffin St
Phone: 915-533-5147

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