The structure was first opened in 1876 as a stopping place for travelers on trips between
Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara. The reconstructed Monterey-style building houses Victorian furnishings, displays of Chumash Indian artifacts, and an array of changing exhibits. Also, included in the complex are a carriage house, a pioneer house, a one-room schoolhouse, an adobe, and a Chumash Indian hut.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday in the afternoon, and is closed holidays.
