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This building was constructed in 1883 by F.M. "Borax" Smith, founder of the Pacific Coast Borax Co. The oldest house in Death Valley, it stood originally in Twenty Mule Team Canyon where it was office, bunk house and ore-checking station for miners at the Monte Blanco deposits.
The objects within and around it were assembled by the company so that visitors to the Valley might better understand the history of the region.
The museum is maintained in the public interest. |