El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Magoffin Homestead

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010

1. Magoffin Homestead Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Joseph Magoffin (1837-1923), son of James Wiley Magoffin, one of the founders of the city, settled in El Paso in 1856. He held many offices: Collector of Customs, County Judge, and Mayor for four terms. In 1875, six years before railroads reached El Paso, he built this pueblo-style house of adobe and timbers from the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. The ceilings of many rooms have pine vigas under cross timbers. His family lived here over a century.

Erected 1962 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3183.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 31° 45.759′ N, 106° 28.64′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. Marker is on Magoffin Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 Magoffin Avenue, El Paso TX 79901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Magoffinsville (here, next to this marker); Nine of Primitive El Paso's Patriotic Heroes (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); The Martin Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Singer Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Baptist Church of El Paso (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elite Confectionary (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hotel Cortez (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Wesley Hardin (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Paso.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010

2. Magoffin Homestead Marker

Magoffin Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010

3. Magoffin Home

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.