1 9 8 2 , ▁two ▁wings ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : H istor ic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁County , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁County , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Tab by ▁buildings <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Th ing ▁( aka ▁The ▁Th ing ▁Museum ) ▁is ▁an ▁Arizona ▁road side ▁att raction ▁hyp ed ▁by ▁signs ▁along ▁Inter state ▁ 1 0 ▁between ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁bill boards ▁ent ice ▁travel ers ▁along ▁this ▁sparse ▁stretch ▁of ▁desert ▁highway ▁to ▁stop , ▁just ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁the ▁myster ious ▁Th ing ▁might ▁be . ▁The ▁object , ▁supposed ly ▁a ▁m umm ified ▁mother ▁and ▁child , ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁exhib it ▁cre ator ▁H omer ▁T ate ▁for ▁sides h ows . ▁ ▁The ▁Th ing ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁former ▁lawyer ▁Thomas ▁B ink ley ▁Prince ▁in ▁the ▁mid - tw enti eth ▁century , ▁who ▁quickly ▁based ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁around ▁the ▁strange ▁object . ▁Although ▁Prince ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ,