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The Last Perfect Building
The Douglas County Senior Center was built in 2014 by Native American master stonemason Dennis Talas. The senior center was Dennis’ last project. Dennis oversaw the placement of each and every cinder block in the building. Dennis finished the masonry … Continue reading
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
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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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
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