Kit Carson Home & Museum
Step Back Into The 1850s at Taos' Oldest Museum
- Guided Living History Interpretive Tours
- Renovated And More Accessible
- Large Gift Store And Book Store
- New Exhibits And Storyboards
- Award Winning History Channel Video
- 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation
History
By 1955, the Home and Museum had grown so popular that they needed additional room for expansion. To meet this need, Bent Lodge added to the lease the Romero building at the rear of the property. Finally, after fifty years of hard work and planning, the original Kit Carson property, with the addition of the Romero building, was being used for the purpose originally intended.
In 1963, the year I was Master for the first time, the National Park Service designated the Carson Home a National Historic Landmark. In the same year the American Association for State and Local History honored the Kit Carson Memorial Foundation Inc. with an Award of Merit for the excellent work done in restoring and preserving the original Kit Carson Home.
The Foundation acquired, by gift, two other historic sites-the Blumenschein Home from Helen G. Blumenschein and the Maxwell Home from Rebecca James. In addition, the Foundation added to its holdings by purchasing the Martinez Hacienda and the Morada on Las Cruces Road. All of the homes and buildings are operated as museums except the Maxwell Home, which is presently rental property, and the Morada which houses the library and film archives.
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