There is a tiny chapel, no bigger than a garden shed, hidden in the woods of Cornwall dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. It was built almost 100 years ago with local Constantine granite and Delabole slate on the roof. The first thing visitors are met with as they open the … Read more
The Hubbell Trading Post, located on Navajo Nation land in Ganado, Arizona, is a National Historic Site. Due to the severity of the virus on the Navajo Nation, the Hubbell Trading Post remains closed until it is safe to open again. John Lorenzo Hubbell, originally from New Mexico, purchased the post in 1878 and moved … Read more
I received an email from Susan Johnson titled “Owen my friend” and she has given me permission to post it here: I met Owen so long ago. In the early 70’s, Owen built his first house. He began coming to Colorado from Nebraska to spend the summers. He was hanging out in Breckenridge back when … Read more
Old churches offer both spiritual and historic value. I’ve visited several in the American Southwest that are worth commenting about. The first is the San Francisco de Asis Church in Taos, New Mexico, which was started by the Franciscans in the late 1700s and completed in 1816. This adobe building is now a National Historic … Read more
The reason I am posting this at the Natural Building Blog is that the old abandoned school that this couple visited is still standing so proudly. It is a perfect example of how well built stone masonry can withstand the ravages of time. The story written below was penned by Daryl Austin about a wonderful … Read more
When Tas Careaga first saw this 16th-century church it was advertised for sale as a “land plot with built-in ruins”. Abandoned for decades, it was being sold by the local bishopric for very little, but the new owner was required to rebuild it. Careaga and friends spent 3 months just clearing the structure of debris … Read more