Author Archives: Native Stonework

Cousins

Heading south out of Carson City, there are two buildings located on on Sunridge Drive, standing side-by-side, sitting high on a hill overlooking Eagle Valley. These majestic buildings are the Sunridge Station (Station 12) operated by the East Fork Fire Protection District and … Continue reading

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Do You Know This House?

The internet gods recently smiled down on us! Somehow, a picture of a stone house in Sparks, Nevada magically appeared onscreen. It’s beautiful house and according to the post, it’s located on the Truckee River outside of Sparks, Nevada. We’d … Continue reading

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W is for…

On the west side of Carson City, there are six, large pink stone columns built by Randall Wungnema. These columns are located at Washington & Richmond Streets; Robinson & Richmond Streets and Telegraph & Richmond Streets.  And if you look … Continue reading

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Our House

Our house is a very, very fine house… No, we don’t have two cats in the window.  Just a Chihuahua on the couch.   And, we have a stone house. Yes, finally!  A stone house that was built by the … Continue reading

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RIP, Pierre Robert

This fall, we were invited by Pierre Robert to visit with him at his beautiful house at Lake Tahoe. Moon Dune House was built by the area’s Native American stonemasons and Pierre was passionate about the house. Pierre was especially … Continue reading

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