ome to a place where the past is always present, where legacies linger and legends meet Deadwoods fabled Adams Museum & House.®
D
eadwoods Adams Museum® is the oldest history museum in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Pioneer businessman W.E. Adams built the museum in 1930 as a memorial to his family and to honor the early pioneers that settled the Black Hills. LEARN MORE
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he Historic Adams House®, built in 1892, is an elegant Victorian mansion which has undergone a detailed, museum-quality restoration. This grand home bears witness to the story of two 19th century families, and reveals a cultured lifestyle not commonly associated with the American West. LEARN MORE
The Adams Museum & House, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization that oversees the operation of Deadwood's Adams Museum, Historic Adams House, and Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center.
The Adams Museum, Historic Adams House and Homestake Adams
Research and Cultural Center identify, preserve, collect, interpret and
promote the history and culture of Deadwood and the surrounding Black Hills
for the benefit of members of the Northern Black Hills community, visitors
to the area and researchers.