Bandelier Historic Structure Report: CCC Buildings

THE BUILDINGS (continued)

B-7, Residence 1

This building was constructed in 1936 (figures 70 and 72-73). At first, the monument staff was pleased with this and its other new houses. The custodian noted in September 1936, "I think everyone down here in Bean Gulch is pretty well satisfied." [108] After living in the houses for a few years, however, the staff wanted to build an additional room on this house and others. The bedroom addition on the northeast corner was finished on June 13, 1941. [109] The CCC had also built a small wood storage shed onto the building in 1939, and custodian Art Thomas built shelving in the garage in January 1941 [110] (figure 74).

The building has undergone a number of changes. Propane gas, installed in 1939, originally heated the building. [111] Fuel lines from a 550-gallon oil storage tank were built to this house in September 1944. [112] Another fuel line from a tank in residence 2 (B-8) to a space heater in this building was built in 1953. [113] By 1964, natural gas heated this building. In 1967 the monument staff installed kitchen cabinets and tiled the bedroom. In 1976 and 1977 the staff replaced the original windows with Andersen casement thermal pane windows (figure 71). [114] The kitchen underwent additional rehabilitation in recent years. The water and sewer lines were replaced in 1983, and the electrical and gas lines were replaced in 1984.

A. Paul Brown designed the building. Lyle Bennett and Del Jones designed the woodshed additions and propane gas installation service. The designer's name on the plan for the addition is illegible.

Figure 70. Residence 1 (B-7) was completed in 1936. At first the occupants of Bandelier's residential structures were quite satisfied with their homes. After a short period of occupation, however, the residents pushed for the construction of an additional room on each residence. In 1941, the CCC finished construction on the bedroom in the northeast corner of the building. The wood storage area was constructed in 1939. (Photo: Bandelier)

Figure 71. In 1982, changes to B-7 and its immediate landscaping were evident. Single-pane thermal windows replaced the originals. The low stone walls defining the small yard were constructed during the 1960s. (Photo: Harrison for NPS)

Figure 72. Plans for residence 1 (B-7), 1935 (drawing 3030A, sheet 1).

Figure 73. Plans for residence 1 (B-7), 1935 (drawing 3030A, sheet 2).

Figure 74. Plans for the woodshed addition to B-7, 1939 (drawing 315/2128, sheet 1).