In July 2009 the El Paso County Roofing Contractors Association (http://elpasoroofingassociation.com/) made a fantastic donation to McAllister House Museum by donating a new roof, material, labor and all for the…
DetailsWhenever the weather cooperates and the museum is open an American Flag is flown from the front porch. The flag used these last several years was faded and worn and…
DetailsSaturday, August 4, 2012 saw McAllister House filled with Scouts and friends and family as Tim Force of Troop 101 did an Eagle Scout project that benefited the Museum. With…
DetailsThanks to a grant from the Broadmoor Garden Club and labor provided by the After Hours Garden Club and the Front Range Herb Society, we will be planting a multitude…
DetailsWith the help of Murphy Constructors, we began the repair of the cellar collapse and reinforcement of the North Foundation wall. Work had to be done when the air conditioner…
DetailsThe collapse of what was probably the old coal chute in McAllister’s cellar! The cellar at McAllister House Museum is not open to the public but holds our furnace and…
DetailsLooks as though the automatic sprinkler system also was fried when the lightning hit. Our first clue was how dry and brown the grass has gotten in the last week.
On Saturday, July 9, 2011 very shortly after the museum closed, lightning hit the metal rod on the roof bracing the chimney and spread through the house and into the…
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