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Historic Snowflake: The Stinson Museum and The Pioneer Homes Tour

Part of Snowflake, Taylor & Heber-Overgaard, our guide to the pioneer towns north of Show Low and the Mogollon Rim to the west.

Snowflake’s pioneer district is best seen from the Stinson Museum at 102 N. 1st East, open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: the Snowflake Heritage Foundation runs the museum in the 1870s adobe ranch house the town grew from, and its 13-stop walking tour takes in a dozen historic homes in about 1½ to 2 hours. Donations welcome.

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13tour stops
10 am-2 pmMon-Sat
1878Snowflake founded
1½-2 hrsfull tour
A bronze monument of pioneer figures on a plaza, with a red-brick historic house behind
The Snowflake pioneer monument, with a historic home behind it, December 2010. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The Stinson Museum

Address102 N. 1st East (corner of 1st East and 1st North), Snowflake; (928) 536-4881
HoursMonday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Sunday
AdmissionDonations welcome; no price is posted
Groups and off-hoursBy appointment through the Snowflake/Taylor Chamber of Commerce, (928) 536-4331
Run byThe Snowflake Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit

The museum fills the adobe ranch house James Stinson built in the 1870s; the National Register nomination dates the building to 1878, with a second building added in 1880. The foundation says the Flake party bought the ranch from Stinson for $12,000, and the house then served for church meetings, school and court. Exhibits cover the area’s prehistoric past, its Hispanic heritage and Mormon pioneer settlement, including the loom Lucy Hannah Flake used to weave cloth and rag rugs. The foundation says the town’s name honours both Erastus Snow and William Flake.

A long low adobe house with a porch and a tin roof
The Stinson-Flake ranch house, now the Stinson Museum. Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

The Walking Tour

The foundation’s self-guided Snowflake Heritage Tour has 13 stops with audio narration; guided home tours leave from the museum. Many tour homes are still lived in, so the foundation asks visitors to respect private property. Highlights:

StopBuiltNotes
Stinson Museum1870sAdobe ranch house, the start of every tour
J.M. Flake Home1895-96Three-story Victorian Second Empire, 16 rooms, Flake family memorabilia
Osmer D. Flake Home1891-93Local burnt brick
Jesse N. Smith Home1906Colonial Revival, 203 W. Smith Ave.
Snowflake Academy1913
Locy Rogers Cabin1878Log cabin
Freeman Home1893Gothic Revival “Gingerbread House”
Chamber / Store1893
A two-story red-brick house with white trim and a picket fence decorated for Christmas
The Jesse N. Smith Home (1906), December 2010. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Downtown Snowflake and the Stinson Museum. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Questions People Ask

What are the Stinson Museum hours?

Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Group and off-hours tours by appointment through the Snowflake/Taylor Chamber of Commerce, (928) 536-4331.

Is there a walking tour of Snowflake?

Yes: the Snowflake Heritage Foundation’s self-guided tour has 13 stops with audio narration and takes about 1½ to 2 hours.

How did Snowflake get its name?

The Snowflake Heritage Foundation says the name honours both Erastus Snow and William Flake.

Sources

  1. Snowflake Heritage Foundation
  2. Snowflake Heritage Foundation: About
  3. Snowflake Heritage Foundation: Tours
  4. Snowflake Heritage Foundation: Stinson Museum
  5. Snowflake Heritage Foundation: J.M. Flake Home
  6. Snowflake Heritage Foundation: Contact

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.