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Spruce Tree Point Museum

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1923, 1936, Jesse Nusbaum

Peeled log porch posts with bracketed and scrolled capitals distinguish the one-story stone facade of this Pueblo Revival museum. A central courtyard featuring native vegetation brings light into the interior, as do the original wood-sash windows. Inspired by Spanish Colonial churches, the museum's auditorium includes a rear balcony (choir loft) and double entry doors. The high ceiling is formed by latías supporting smaller latías running parallel to the main vigas in traditional Pueblo Revival style. Inside, the style is also evident in the heavily textured walls and other details. The exhibits include exquisite 1930s dioramas as well as Anasazi artifacts, such as crutches, which suggest compassion for the old and disabled.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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What's Nearby

Superintendent's Residence
Park Headquarters
Post Office
Spruce Tree House
Spruce Tree Terrace Restaurant (Eileen Nusbaum Hospital)

Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "Spruce Tree Point Museum", [, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-MT24.1.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 602-602.

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