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More Pratt Avenue
Pratt Street – This street has an additional stone house, a house that used to have a stone facade and a house that used to feature a pink stone fireplace. Let’s take a look at them! According to the Carson … Continue reading
South Pratt Avenue
This house in Carson City was built in 1934 in the Stewart Vernacular style of masonry. As with the other stone houses on the street, it was built by the master and student stonemasons from the Stewart Indian School. The … Continue reading
North Stewart Street
This house was completed in 1949 and was constructed in the manner of the Stewart Vernacular Style of Architecture. We believe that the master and student stonemasons at the Stewart Indian School built this house. It’s a tad bid different … Continue reading
Secret Garden
Due to its proximity to the Stewart Indian School, Carson City has many fine examples of the masonry created by the Native American stonemasons teaching, working or studying at the school. These examples include homes, fireplaces and landscape features, some … Continue reading
Quarries and Stones
Let’s talk about the stones used locally by the Native American stonemasons in their many construction projects. The masons used a combination of quarried and found stones, the primary stone being Rhyolite. The quarried stones came from quarries in Carson … Continue reading