In 1995, the United States National Park Service certified the house as a historic site. However, no settlement in the area claimed the building, causing it to fall into disrepair. By 2006, it was in an advanced state of deterioration,[4] and by 2024, the building had been razed to its foundation.
↑Santa Fe National Historic Trail: Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico: Comprehensive Management and Use Plan. United States Department of the Interior. 1990. p.96.