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Isleno Museum house built in 1820. At one time it was Dorothy Benge's grandparents' home;…

White Creole-style cottage with a dormered roof and wraparound porch sits behind a bed of yellow daylilies, with a blue bell stand labeled "Isleños" in the foreground.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Isleno Museum house built in 1820. At one time it was Dorothy Benge's grandparents' home; it's modeled after a typical Isleno home. Isleno settlers first came in 1778.

Original title

Item 25800

Citation

“Isleno Museum house built in 1820. At one time it was Dorothy Benge's grandparents' home;…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25800.