magoffin home state historic site

That was a short but sweet and very informational tour. I leaned about El Paso that I never knew. I was born and raised her and didn't know half of it. Great tour.

We enjoyed our private tour of this territorial home which had the thick walls and some of the original furnishings. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about what the first settlers must have experienced. A must for people traveling through!

A must see and visit. If each local resident showed up; then, we would all enjoy our own El Paso history. If you never have gone on an El Paso vacation; even if you are a local - this must be one of your places to visit.

My last visit here was many years ago when a family member still lived there. What a transformation! A lot of work has gone into making this 1875 Territorial style home a showpiece. It now has a newly restored Visitor's Center across the street and the story of that restoration is fascinating. The Magoffin home is beautifully decorated now for Christmas with authentic period trees and ornaments. Most of the rooms are either restored or in the process. Most of the furnishings are the original 19th century furniture that was owned by the Magoffin family. Looking at the thick (around 24 inches) adobe walls, one can imagine how practical this house was on the far West Texas frontier during very hot summers and cold winters. It was a showpiece at the time and is mentioned in several historic accounts because the prominent Magoffin family entertained often in the home. This is a must see for anyone interested in the frontier or history of Texas, Mexico and the Southwest. Take time to walk around the surrounding Magoffin Historic District too. My only suggestion to make this better is to add more items to the gift shop at the Visitors Center.

We visited the home on 12/13, it was the day they had the ribbon cutting for the new visitors center. The visitors center is located across the street and had just undergone a beautiful restoration - back to it's original charm. The Magoffin home was decorated for Christmas, it was beautiful! The period furnishings in the home are lovely. The staff is very friendly and enthusiastic about the history of El Paso and the Magoffin Home. A nice visit.

Home of one of El Paso's founding fathers. Beautifully restored and shows what life in the 1800's was like on the US/Mexico border.

We had a few hours in El Paso before our flight left, so we looked to tripadvisor for something to do. The Magoffin Home was very highly reviewed, so we decided upon that. My husband and I were the only ones on the guided tour. It is a very well preserved home, and the stories of the family are interesting and well told. Overall it was a neat experience, and worth taking the tour if you are in the area.

We very much enjoyed our visit to the Magoffin House. We arrived around 1015AM it was to late to join the 10AM tour so we waited until the 11AM one to start. We were welcome to walk around the grounds and look at all of the flowers and other plants. One of the employees brought us both water and tea with ice while we were waiting. My girlfriend and I were the only two on our tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed all of her stories. She has the pleasure of knowing one of the granddaughters and had some inside stories on the family. The house if beautiful and decorated to fit the time period in most of the rooms. A lot of family pictures and paintings. Its very beautiful and worth the entry fee.

We loved the history that they talk about on the tour. I have lived in El Paso all my life and did not know a lot of happened here. They rooms are so pretty!! They are well kept. I would love to live there!

The story of this historic home spans many generations and the character of the home, the pictures and artifacts are well maintained. The docent was very well spoken and entertaining in his presentation through the many rooms and the telling of the years of its familial occupation, with many pieces of family history quite interesting. The grounds are beautiful with many places to rest and enjoy, even a picnic if you wish. Well worth the cost and surprisingly cool even in a day when the outside heat was well over 100 degrees.

Well maintained historical site that may lead one to do more google research. Docent was well informed. Young kids did not find interesting.

My family of 4 visited on July 5. I have a 20 year old soldier at Fort Bliss and an 8 year old. It's hard for us to find attractions to meet the interest level of both kids! I love historical homes that have been restored to their former glory and this did not disappoint. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and clearly enjoyed her job. She told us about the Magoffin family and the origin of the house and took us through each room, pointing out interesting items. It was a little oasis in the city. It's well preserved and taken care of. Because we were with our son, we got in for free, because local museums have free admission for Blue Star families. It was a nice surprise. I recommend visiting this jewel!

I've been going to El Paso for decades, and just stumbled upon this attraction. My sister and I went. It was very informative. It was the guide and us, and we spent well over an hour on the history of the house, the family, and El Paso in general. Very wrothwhile!

This museum was a great surprise! The grounds are grassy, impeccable, and gorgeous. The house itself was great. We went on a week day and had a private tour. It's not like most old, historic houses. We were allowed to walk around all of the rooms and the extremely knowledgeable guide had lots of pictures of the residents and what the house previously looked like. The rooms are filled with authentic, interesting houses. It's a great glimpse into what life looked like 100 years ago. It's well worth a visit!

The Magoffin Home is a lovely green spot on the outskirts of downtown, with much history to tell. There are many special events here, and the guided tours will give you an understanding of early El Paso and frontera history, especially the seamless cross-border nature of the society in the late 19th century.