[GSBN] The Scott Home

Tue Apr 21 23:01:09 UTC 2009

Well thanks  however I hope everyone understands that historic preservation
is a long process that needs to be carefully handled with each individual
owner and a lot of agencies. I do have good contacts at the historical
society and with the national trust (people I have worked with in the past
and work with now on various issues or projects) and there is interest. It
will take a bit of time though. I¹ll be making many contacts in the coming
weeks and will share what I can when I can as things progress.

Joyce

on 4/21/09 3:30 PM, Mark Jensen at markj at redfeather.org wrote:

> You¹re great Joyce!
>  
> 
> From: GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com] On
> Behalf Of Joyce Coppinger
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:04 AM
> To: (private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network
> Subject: Re: [GSBN] The Scott Home
>  
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
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> on 4/20/09 3:49 PM, Mark Jensen at markj at redfeather.org wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>  
> 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.
>  
> Thanks,
> Mark
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