ðə mjuːzˈiəmz bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz wˈʌns ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ʃˈuː kˈʌmpəni fˈæktɚɹi ænd wˈɛɹhaʊs bˌʌt wʌz mˈoʊstli vˈeɪkənt wɛn ðə kˈæsəliz bˈɔːt ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.
The museum's building was once an International Shoe Company factory and warehouse but was mostly vacant when the Cassillys bought it in 1993.