
The theater was part of a company town designed by architect Alexander Hamilton McCulloch and constructed in 1923–25 by the Pacific Coast Borax Company.


The Death Valley Junction Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned by the nonprofit established by Becket for the preservation of the property. Resident artist Marta Becket staged dance and mime shows there from the late 1960s until her final show in February 2012.

When Marta Becket rented and repaired Corkhill Hall in 1967, she changed the name to the Amargosa Opera House.Īmargosa Opera House and Hotel is a historic building and cultural center located in Death Valley Junction, in eastern Inyo County, California near Death Valley National Park.
