High Road to Taos

San Francisco de Asís Mission Church is a historic and architecturally significant church on the main plaza of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Built between 1772 and 1816 when New Mexico was part of the Vice-Royalty of New Spain, it is one of the finest extant examples of a Spanish Colonial New Mexico mission church, and is a popular subject for photographers. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

San Francisco de Asís is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Taos, New Mexico, at the center of the main plaza in the unincorporated community of Ranchos de Taos on the south side of New Mexico State Road 68. It is a large adobe structure, about 120 feet (37 m) in length, with a cruciform plan. An adobe wall extends from the back of the church and one of the transepts to form an enclosed rectangular area on the building's south side. Adobe buttresses project from several portions of the main walls, including architecturally distinctive beehive-curved buttresses at the ends of the transepts. The roof is formed out of adobe laid on planking supported by timber vigas, set in distinctive doubly corbelled mounts. The vigas are also more closely spaced than is typically found in other examples of Spanish colonial architecture. The entrance is flanked by a pair of bell towers.

The mission at Ranchos de Taos was established in the early 18th century. Construction on this church began around 1772 and was completed in 1815 by Franciscan Fathers; its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi. It was the center of the fortified plaza, which provided for protection against Comanche attacks. The church has undergone several instances of restoration, including in 1967, when all of the ceiling vigas and doors were replaced with reproductions. The community and parishioners gather annually to replaster the church.

The church has inspired some of the greatest number of depictions of any building in the United States. It was the subject of several paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe,[9][10] and photographs by Ansel Adams, Paul Strand and Ned Scott. Georgia O'Keeffe described it as "one of the most beautiful buildings left in the United States by the early Spaniards."

The Taos Chamber of Commerce states that the building is "one of the most photographed and painted churches in the world".

The church was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is also designated as a World Heritage church.

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The 56-mile (90 km) High Road to Taos is a scenic, winding road through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. (The "Low Road" runs through the valleys along the Rio Grande). It winds through high desert, mountains, forests, small farms, and tiny Spanish Land Grant villages and Pueblo Indian villages. Scattered along the way are the galleries and studios of traditional artisans and artists drawn by the natural beauty. It has been recognized by the state of New Mexico as an official Scenic Byway.

Talpa is an ancient site; pit houses and pueblos were built here from 1100 to 1300. It was settled by Spanish colonists in the early 18th century, about the same time as Taos. Talpa, which means "knob", may refer to a formation in one of Talpa's little canyons.

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Die spanische Missionskirche San Francisco de Asis in der Ortschaft Ranchos de Taos nahe der Stadt Taos im US-Bundesstaat New Mexico gilt als die bedeutendste Adobekirche im Süden der heutigen USA. Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen wurden die meisten Kirchenbauten dieser Art im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert niedergerissen und durch steinerne Neubauten ersetzt.

Die Kirche befindet sich auf der St. Francis Plaza der etwa 2.500 Einwohner zählenden und etwa 7 km südlich der Stadt Taos gelegenen Ortschaft Ranchos de Taos im US-Bundesstaat New Mexico. Wie bei Bettelordenskirchen häufiger anzutreffen, ist die Kirche nicht geostet – die Apsis ist nach Nordwesten orientiert; der Eingang befindet sich folglich im Südosten des Bauwerks.

Die – wie die meisten Kirchen des Franziskanerordens – dem Gründer der Ordensgemeinschaft, dem hl. Franz von Assisi (um 1181–1226), geweihte Kirche wurde von den mit der Indianermission beauftragten Ordensbrüdern und indianischen Arbeitern in der Nähe einer bereits seit 1742 nachgewiesenen spanischen Siedlung in der Zeit von 1772 bis 1815 erbaut. Bei einer derart langen Bauzeit ist davon auszugehen, dass wohl zunächst nur ein kleinerer Vorgängerbau errichtet wurde, der in späterer Zeit abgerissen oder zum Teil in die neue Kirche integriert wurde. Im Mexikanisch-amerikanischen Krieg von 1846 bis 1848 und durch den anschließenden Vertrag von Guadalupe Hidalgo gelangte das Gebiet unter US-amerikanische Kontrolle, doch blieb die Region nicht von Indianerüberfällen verschont, was sich im wehrhaften Gesamtbild der Kirche widerspiegelt.

Für den Bau der einschiffigen, aber mit einem Querhaus versehenen Kirche wurden ausschließlich Lehmziegel verwendet; die Außen- und Innenwände sind durch Lehmputz geschützt und geglättet; der Außenputz der etwa 1,70 m dicken Mauern wird jedes Jahr erneuert. Fassade, Querhaus und Apsis der Kirche sind durch massive schräge und zum Teil abgerundete Stützmauern stabilisiert, die dem Bau insgesamt einen wehrhaften Charakter verleihen. Die Fassade schließt mit zwei gedrungen wirkenden Glockentürmchen ab.

Die horizontal verlegten Holzbalken des Flachdachs durchstoßen die Außenwände des Langhauses, so dass die Balkenkopfenden im Äußeren sichtbar sind. Darüber befand sich eine Schicht aus Schilf und Stroh, die mit einer leicht angeschrägten Lehmschicht abgedeckt war; von dort wurden die meist spärlichen, nach einem Gewitter aber auch manchmal enormen Regenwassermengen über einfache Wasserspeier nach außen abgeleitet.

Von großer architekturgeschichtlicher Bedeutung ist die kubisch-abstrakte, dekor- und fensterlose Gestaltung der Apsis und des Querhauses, die in ihrer Art einmalig ist. Architekten wie Frank Gehry und andere haben sich von ihr anregen und beeinflussen lassen und auch die abstrakte Malerin Georgia O’Keeffe war von ihr beeindruckt.

Das in früherer Zeit von einem mittigen hölzernen Stützpfeiler stabilisierte etwa 7,80 m breite Kircheninnere ist einschiffig und äußerst schmucklos; es wird von zwei großen Außenwandfenstern belichtet, die möglicherweise eine spätere Zutat sind. Zwei weitgehend unbeschnitzte hölzerne Altarretabel befinden sich in der Apsis und im nordwestlichen Querhaus; ihre farbige Bemalung ist in hohem Maße von indianischem Geschmacksempfinden beeinflusst.

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Taos, New Mexico

A Mission Church and a favorite subject of Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams.

The mission at Ranchos de Taos was established in the early

18th century.[3] Construction on this church began around 1772[4][5] and was completed in 1815[4] by Franciscan Fathers; its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi.[6] It was the center of the fortified plaza, which provided for protection against Comanche attacks.[7] The church has undergone several instances of restoration, including in 1967, when all of the ceiling vigas and doors were replaced with reproductions.[3] The community and parishioners gather annually to replaster the church.[8]

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Petunia from the flower tubs in my garden..

Back later to comment.. we are so busy here.. we had a really bad leak from the central heating and had to have floorboards and ceramic tiles removed and plaster work taken out to find where the leak was coming from.. All fixed now, but we are now having to put everything back.. replaster walls and relay tiled floors..

Wishing you a wonderful Monday my dear friends..

A Mission Church and a favorite subject of Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams.

The mission at Ranchos de Taos was established in the early

18th century.[3] Construction on this church began around 1772[4][5] and was completed in 1815[4] by Franciscan Fathers; its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi.[6] It was the center of the fortified plaza, which provided for protection against Comanche attacks.[7] The church has undergone several instances of restoration, including in 1967, when all of the ceiling vigas and doors were replaced with reproductions.[3] The community and parishioners gather annually to replaster the church.[8]

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Running errands.

Stopped for flowers.

It was worth it.

Friday in the sun.

Front Yard.

Reading the poem "Requiem for a Nest" by Wanda Coleman.

Listening to the piston fire thrum of motorcycles as they pass.

Whole families walk in the middle of the street, masks at their neck it's nice.

A friend dropped off a giant white bird of paradise 15 feet high but I decided to give it to our neighbor who is going to try to plant it behind their hot tub (it's sun scorched and aging).

A newborn has arrived and her name is Wrenna Eddy _____.

People out and about more and more and more but impending white squall on horizon, most likely.

Imagining what a wallpaper would look like on our dining wall, something salutary for the mind, probably won't undertake the project as we'd have to replaster just to start.

Looking south at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking east down Main Street in historic downtown Bozeman, Montana, from Third Avenue. The Baxter Hotel sign looms over the entire downtown. Holy Rosary Catholic Church is to the right.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking southeast at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking northeast at the bell tower of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking south at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Rectory, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana. This red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory was designed by Fred Willson and built in 1912 on the east side of the church.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking northeast at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Looking southeast and up at the east arm, nave roof, and tower of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

A detail shot, looking southeast and up at the east arm, nave roof, and tower of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 220 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.

The first Holy Rosary Church was constructed at the corner of South Seventh Avenue and Mendenhall Street. The Rev. Joseph Guidi, S.J., oversaw its construction. Land was donated by local man Walter Cooper. It was dedicated on August 29, 1885, by Bishop John B. Brondell. Since Seventh Avenue did not yet exist, the church was in the middle of vast pastures. Parishioners had to brave cow patties, wet grass, and barbed-wire fences to get to it.

In 1905, Rev. Joseph B. Thompson obtained land at the present site for a new church. Work on the $65,000 structure began in the spring of 1907. It was made of Hebron granite bricks, sandstone sills and trim, and a slate roof. Three double oak doors formed the entrance. The tower was 102 feet high; the windows of stained glass made in Munich, Germany; the oak pews could seat 500; the choir loft could seat 100; and there was a main and two side altars in the Gothic style. The cornerstone -- which weighed half a ton and was donated by Columbus Stone Works -- was laid on June 9, 1907. The style of the church is Romanesque Revival with subtle Late Victorian influences. It originally had two bell towers, each with a bell.

The church itself IS NOT on the National Register of Historic Places, because it has been extensively changed and renovated over the years.

In 1912, a red brick Neo-Gothic Revival rectory designed by Fred Willson was built on the east side of the church.

A convent was built about 1919 at the year of the building. An earthquake in 1935 destroyed the second bell tower. In 1942, the sanctuary ceiling was replastered and decoratively painted, the east and west walls replaster and painted to look like travertine, and the chapel converted into a crying room. Eleven years later, the basement of the church finished and occupied by a Parish Center. In the late 1950s, the Gothic main and side altars were removed and a baldachinum (a high wooden canopy) built in its place. A large crucifix hung on the back wall, the altar rail removed, and the altar was brought forward about a third of the way into the sanctuary.

In 1977, the convent closed and was turned into classrooms and meeting rooms. From 1980 to 1982, a new HVAC system was installed, the basement Parish Center was renovated, the sanctuary redecorated, and the rectory interior renovated. An atrium was built to connect the rectory and sanctuary. Holy Rosary Church was redeicated on May 23, 1982.

By 2001, attendance at Holy Rosary had plunged to just 500 families. But with the arrival of Father Leo Proxell, a younger priest, the congregation swelled to about 1,200 families. With the church seriously under-sized, a congregational committee decided in 2006 to expand the building rather than abandon it and build a new church home. Because Holy Rosary rectory had been added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1987, there were concerns that it not be changed. After extensive discussions, the Gallatin Historical Society and Holy Rosary Church agreed that the convent/classrooms could be demolished but that renovations to the rectory would be limited to the interior.

ThinkOne Architecture oversaw the expansion. Demolishing the now-vacant convent/classroom building allowed the sanctuary to be extended southward by 45 feet. Additional changes included adding east and west wings to make the sanctuary cruciform in shape, adding a vestibule to the front of the church, and raising the roof and tower to accommodate an enlarged below-ground Parish Center. Useable space doubled to 24,000 square feet, and seating capacity expanded to 650 from 375. Because the roof was raised, the distance from the roof to the top of the bell tower is now just 90 feet. The total cost of the renovation was $4.2 million.

Holy Rosary purchased the former Hope Lutheran Church at 210 S. Grand Avenue for temporary use as a sanctuary while the renovations took place.

In 2009, Martel Construction Company of Bozeman began demolition of the convent. Ground breaking for the renovation occurred on October 27, 2010.

Expansion of the sanctuary meant 31 new stained-glass windows were needed. Additional "mysteries of the rosary" -- such as the sorrowful and luminous mysteries -- were represented in the new windows. The church now features a total of 75 stained-glass windows – 59 windows, 16 transoms. Mominee Studios of Evansville, Indiana, did the restoration work on the retained original stained-glass windows and designed and created the new ones.

The expansion also required the construction of a much larger pipe organ. Portions of the 1920s organ (mostly wooden pipes and the wooden console) were incorporated into a brand-new 1,413-pipe organ designed and installed by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs of Everett, Washington. The new organ also has two manual keyboards with 61 notes and a pedal keyboard of 32 notes, and and is twice the size of the original.

Because the roof was raised, the distance from the floor of the sanctuary to the ceiling is now 30 feet. Duncan Kippen and Cheyenne Osmundsen of Uptown Signs of Bozeman designed and painted illustrations of famous Catholic churches and green-and gold-flourishes on the new ceiling.

Holy Rosary’s altar, ambo (the pulpit that doubles as a lectern), and cantor stand were used at the old Hope Lutheran site. Because this liturgical furniture is too small for the expanded church, new furniture was needed. Bozeman wood craftsman Phil Howard created an entirely altar, ambo, cantor stand, and baptismal font for the church.

Dennis Harrington of the Planet Bronze studio created a new, life-size crucifix in bronze to hang on the rear wall of the church.

Our builders had to remove our toilet from the little room it's in to clear the walls and replaster. So they've set us up with a temporary one in the old outhouse out the back. Mmmmm. Nice.

They're working very hard to get us back in comfort but until then, it's festival style facilities for us.

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This bench had a pretty leaf shade and beautiful mosaic work, and it had cute animals shaped into it, but the finish on the cob looked like a moldy dishrag. I hope someone replasters it.

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"The village of Las Trampas (“The Traps”) was established as a Spanish-American community in 1751 by 12 families from Santa Fe led by Juan de Argüello, recipient of a land grant from Governor Tomás Vélez Cachupin. The Church of San José de la Gracia (St. Joseph of the Grace of God), built between 1760 and 1776, is a National Historical Monument and the center of a community in which the cycle of agriculture is still observed with ritual and ceremony. Periodically the parishioners replaster the adobe walls, which are up to two meters thick. The church is considered one of the best-preserved examples of Spanish architecture in New Mexico."

Its great to finally get this space done. The whole house had textured wallpaper and this stairs is the only paper that's survived. When we finally get rid of all the others we kinda liked this one thankfully. I didn't really want to have to strip it all off and replaster. Painted in grey and white it really adds texture and character to the hall. Ok I wouldn't have chosen a paper like this but I really have grown to love it. The picture in the hall is made from paint chips from the diy store. My hubs made it over 12 years ago after a trip to NY which is the inspiration behind the piece.

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Call me lazy. 10 years ago my apartment was flooded out by a tenant that abandoned his studio and cat. Needless to say the whole experience was pretty nasty cleanup. My landlord took his sweet time to repaint the apartment and since then I have also repainted the apartment too. Forward to about 18 months ago, large sections of the layers of paint began too peel/spall off the ceiling (actually the entire the apartment)

At first the thought was to go through and replaster the whole thing, but there was a lovely charm of the orginal layer of plaster. I chose to seal it in a layer of light partment and mod podge. I then decided to print my favorite bontanical illustrator's drawings of diatoms and decopodge them over the parchment. I think the results turned out rather spectacular. Now on to the rest of the renovation.

NW corner of 58th Street and Laflin (built in 1909)

*Sold for $58,000 in 1995.

**On 12/18/2000 this building was cited with 15 housing code violations:

Failure to repair exterior wall.

Failure to cap masonry chimney with non-combustible, water proof materials.

Failure to repair or replace defective roof.

Failure to repair or replace defective eaves.

Failure to repair and maintain basement stairs retaining wall.

Failure to repair or replace defective or missing members of exterior stair system.

Failure to repair or replace defective or missing members of porch system.

Failure to provide guard rail at least 3 ft high.

Failure to repair or rebuild defective members of garage or shed.

Failure to replaster ceiling and sidewall where plaster is loose, broken, or has fallen off.

Failure to repair or rebuild defective floor.

Apartment entry doors missing peep holes.

Failure to repair or replace defective or missing members of interior stair system.

Failure to exterminate roaches and keep dwelling insect-free.

Failure to install and maintain approved smoke detectors.

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William Simpson with a collection of fossils in plaster field jackets, a "custom made carrying case" used to preserve the fossil in it's surrounding and transport it back to the museum.

Before the CRC was built, in the old oversized storage, the field jackets were piled on top of each other.

"We didn't know what we had," he said.

They used a half a ton of plaster to replaster the old field jackets. They don't have the funding to spend the hours and hours it would take to recover each fossil from the field jacket.

"It takes years and years," he said, noting that it took 30,000 hours to prepare Sue, the Field's iconic dinosaur. "This is the real bottleneck in paleontology." (Rich Hein/Sun-Times)

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The original skirting boards in the lounge and dining room of our Edwardian house had to be removed in order to put in a damp proof course and replaster. Sadly many were rotten and couldn't be refixed, but because this is the show-off stuff intended to be seen by visitors, you can't just buy it in B&Q and we have had to have it made specially. It finally arrived today and it looks amazing (or at least it will, once it's fitted).

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The backyard has become an extension of our homes, another room for entertaining. Your backyard is the highlight of your home. Our Riverbend Sandler Remodel Consultants will assist you with exciting and affordable options whether you want to replaster your swimming pool or give your pool an entire makeover. No project is too large, too small or too difficult for us!

Ron worked this weekend, too, and finally finished the gold bedroom. Sometimes I look at his work and I'm amazed.

(I know, the floor there is kinda bad.)

Inside Cave Kiva. The ceilings of rooms were historically smoked with the lower portions white; due to graffiti problems, the park service has to regularly resmoke and replaster the room.

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The backyard has become an extension of our homes, another room for entertaining. Your backyard is the highlight of your home. Our Riverbend Sandler Remodel Consultants will assist you with exciting and affordable options whether you want to replaster your swimming pool or give your pool an entire makeover. No project is too large, too small or too difficult for us!

Concrete Pool Renovation need to be replastered every 20 – 25 years. Over time the coated surface of a pool will deteriorate, which can affect the water quality and can have an impact on the pool filtration system. The plaster coatings can stain and break down, and paint coatings will fade and oxidise which can create a milky residue in the water.

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- Pool resurfacing/replastering

- Pool tiling

- Replacing pool coping stones

- Changing size, shape or depth of your pool

- Replacing skimmers and pipe work

- Replacing pool equipment such as pumps and filters

- Upgrading your sanitation e.g chlorine to saltwater

- Pool lighting

- Organising heating systems; gas, heat pump or solar

The Luxury Swimming Pools Nz requires a lot of maintenance as well as security. Swimming pool construction involves determining the size and location of your pool. When you choose your swimming pool location, you should remember that if the bottom of your pool is very dark, then it is going to absorb a lot of heat. You could consider adding a deck to the surface of your pool. The surface of the deck will reflect the heat onto your pool in order to increase the water temperature of your pool. During your swimming pool construction, you need to ensure that the size of your pool is in accordance with your property size. Main features to look upon swimming pools are a delightful possession especially during the summer time. When you build a swimming pool outdoors, you should ensure that you have a proper cover for your pool. The cover will help to trap heat. It will also keep away debris.

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The top floor of the building has 17 separate rooms (potential offices) just like this one. Every room has a large window, hardwood floors we'll resurface and sturdy walls we'll replaster.

This one's MINE.

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The church is made of traditional adobe with straw and mud. Every 2-3 years the locals have a day to repair the church. Women prepare food and men replaster the building. Sounds like an Amish barn-raising!

We are at it again. replaster and decorate. we got new down lighters as well.

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