[GSBN] The Scott Home

[Joyce Coppinger]

One more note about the historic bale buildings in Nebraska. I plan to
visit as many of the existing bale homes as possible during 2009. Some of
these visits will be as part of tours that I am organizing so people can
visit bale buildings ­ new and old ­ along with other sites where
alternatives (salvaged and indigenous materials, renewable energy and so on)
are being or have been used.

* The Sturtz ranch house near Stapleton is being renovation as the daughters
plan to start a B&B there.
* I¹ve written for permission to visit the two buildings on the Fawn Lake
ranch, now owned by Ted Turner.
* The house on the Boys Ranch near Alliance is apparently in pretty good
condition and is presently occupied.
* The Burke ranch house also near Alliance may be deteriorating rapidly
since Mr. Burke¹s death ­ I hope to go there to check.
* The Martin-Monhart house seems to have been renovated ­ I¹m contacting the
family for details of why.
* The Pilgrim Holiness Church is now under the care of the local county
historical society since the death of Ted Frye several years ago. I plan to
meet with the society¹s officers during a visit there this year.
* The house on the Simonton ranch near Purdum that once had bale walls no
longer has bale walls and is covered with asbestos siding. The Simonton sons
have both died and the land may now be rented out.
* The building west of Lincoln is unoccupied but has been restored, although
not historically correct as concrete blocks were used to repair damaged
corners. I am trying to reach the owners to find out the status of this
building. 
* The garage with loft near Gordon which I visited a couple of years ago is
in good condition but could use a new coat of stucco. I¹m hoping the owners
will let me arrange a workshop next year.
* I will be arranging a visit to a bale house on a ranch near Ashby that I
was told about a while back.
* And I¹m told there is a bale house near Lewellen ­ and will make a stop
there to have a look-see. Some reports of bale houses don¹t always prove to
be true ­ right David E.? After the Nebraska SB conference in 2000 at
Halsey, David and I drove to see a house nearby that a woman told us had
bale walls. It didn¹t.

I have been and am trying to work with all of the owners to keep these
buildings in good condition, and am trying to find funding to restore and/or
renovate those that the owners are willing to have preserved. Some of the
buildings have changed hands within the families or through sales, so I am
trying to re-establish contacts or make connections with new owners. Am
working with the Nebraska State Historical Society, local historical
societies, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

I¹ll keep you posted as things progress throughout the coming year.




on 4/20/09 3:49 PM, Mark Jensen at markj at redfeather.org wrote:

> Hello everyone,
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> Does anybody know how the Scott home in Gordon, Nebraska is doing? Is anybody
> still living in it? Last I heard Lois Scott was living in it but I think I
> read that she passed away August 1996, I might be mistaken. Is the home still
> in the family? I would love to hear any recent update.
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> Thanks,
> Mark
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