- The Magoffin Home is not on the same site as the early settlement of Magoffinsville, created by Joseph Magoffin’s father, James Wiley Magoffin. Magoffinsville, one of the earliest settlements in the area, and an early site of Fort Bliss (1854–1862) is about 10 blocks east of the Magoffin Home.
- Magoffin family members served in the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish–American War, the Pershing Expedition and both World Wars. Military service is an important part of the family history.
- Magoffin family members and their descendents lived in the home for more than 100 years.
- The exterior walls of the Magoffin Home, made of adobe brick, are between two to three feet thick. The interior walls are about two feet thick.
- The ceilings in the north and part of the east wing are composed of milled wood beams. This wood was apparently brought by wagon from the Sacramento mountains of New Mexico.
- Some of the tongue and groove wood floors in the home were laid directly on the ground.
- Different parts of the home portray different time periods. For example, some rooms represent the 1890s and others the 1930s. Their decor reflects styles popular at those times.
Last updated: 11/10/2009 9:16:40 AM