557 West Lancaster Blvd.
(661) 723-6250
Western Hotel Museum Hours and Admission Fees
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Hours: |
11-4 pm on the second and fourth Friday and Saturday of every month. |
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Free
Free school tours (Please schedule in advance) |
For more information please contact:
LMAGReceptionist@cityoflancasterca.org
About the Western Hotel Museum
The Western Hotel Museum plays host to permanent displays of historical artifacts from the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery’s permanent collection. Most of these objects, ranging from Native American stone tools to old mining equipment to photographs relating to well-known residents of Lancaster, have been donated by members of the public and so constitute a preserved record of the history of the area. Exhibitions on view include: Antelope Valley Mining, the California Missions, Fashions from the Past, Antelope Valley Native Americans, and many early Antelope Valley photographs and historical items.
Built around 1888, the Western Hotel Museum is downtown Lancaster’s oldest surviving structure. As a hotel, it has gone through several names, including the Antelope Valley Hotel, the Gillwyn Hotel, and lastly, the Western Hotel (c. 1895). Its most famous owners were George and Myrtie Webber. Myrtie died in 1978 at the age of 110.
Preserved and saved by the Western Hotel Historical Society, the Western Hotel has been a City of Lancaster Museum since 1989. Annual special events include a summer outdoor silent movie and old-fashioned ice cream social. During the holiday season the interior parlor is decorated in a Victorian Christmas style.
Last updated: 1/26/2010 10:55:38 AM