Tag Archives: Native American Stonemasons

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

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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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Squatters’ Delight

Update:We’ve written about this house before. This beauty is on Pratt Street in Carson City. Sadly, sheneeds some TLC as she’s been abandoned, taken over by the city and then, apparently, sold toa non-profit. Approximately a year ago, the neighbors … Continue reading

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