Cabot's
Pueblo Museum is one of Southern California's most
unique buildings. It all started with one man’s dream.
He was an extraordinary individual who worked hard and traveled
to many places. He wanted the desert to be a wonderful place
to live, not only for his family but for everyone. To build
a place rich in history that reaches across Southern California
to Arizona. Cabot captured the unique histories of the Pueblo
people and built that into each room. It took Cabot Cabot over
24 years to build this multi-level building. Inside the museum
you will find a collection of Native American pottery, early
20th century photographs and artifacts from Cabot’s Alaskan
adventures. The museum has many stairways, narrow entrances
and hallways. Yerxa built a 5000 square foot residence with
over sixty rooms and not one of the windows or doors is the
same. At the time of his death in 1965 at the age of 81, Cabot
had not yet finished the building. After his death, the property
was abandoned and continuously vandalized. A dear friend of
his held off the demolition bulldozers with a shot gun and successfully
saved the property, later donating it to the city of Desert
Hot Springs under the condition that they preserve it and use
it as a museum. You will hear more of this fascinating history
when you take a walk through the Pueblo museum.
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