Bandelier Historic Structure Report: CCC Buildings

THE BUILDINGS (continued)

B-18, Operator's Residence

This building (figures 105-107) was designed as the residence for the concession operator, Mrs. Evelyn Frey. The building was constructed in 1938 and assigned to Mrs. Frey on January 1, 1939. [140] The structure had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchenette, a bathroom, and a basement. The building was heated by two fireplaces and an oil furnace in the basement. The kitchenette had a gas-operated refrigerator and a propane stove. [141] The architect banked this building into the hillside with the basement level containing the furnace room and storage, and the upper level containing the living quarters. Access to the structure was provided by a small gateway off the main lodge courtyard and a set of steps up to the residence entrance. The interior was repainted in 1945 and 1960, and the bathroom was "refinished" at that time, although no further details were given. A new oil furnace was installed in 1959. [142] In recent years the building has received a skylight (figure 108), a new foam roof, new wiring, and replacement water, sewer, and natural gas lines.

Robert W. Albers designed the building.

Figure 105. Plans for the operator's residence (B-18), 1937 (drawing 315/2032, sheet 1).

Figure 106. Plans for the operator's residence (B-18), 1937 (drawing 315/2032, sheet 2).

Figure 107. The courtyard next to the lodge lobby (B-17) is on the left. B-18, Mrs. Frey's residence, is the two-story building on the right. (Photo: Bandelier)

Figure 108. This 1984 photograph of Mrs. Frey's living room in B-18 shows the nonhistoric skylight. (Photo: Copeland for NPS)