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Magoffin Home purchase

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Magoffin Home purchase

August 20, 2026

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The Magoffin Home at 1120 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso emerged as one of the city’s most important historic landmarks, reflecting the rise of a prominent frontier family and the development of the Southwest. Built in 1875 by Joseph Magoffin on land inherited from his father, James Wiley Magoffin, the…

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