Crespin, Gregorio, House - Santa Fe, NM - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Constructed in the early 18th century, the Gregorio Crespin house has passed through many hands. Consisting of five rooms and a portal in 1867, the adobe structure was enlarged to twelve rooms by 1914 when the Van Stone family rented the house At that time, the adobes were covered with a smooth brick-colored plaster and white lines, to simulate mortar between the bricks, had been meticulously traced on all four walls. Canvas sheets had also been nailed to the ceiling to conceal the ancient vigas which support the flat roof. Workman in 1916 referred to the main room as the "Old Chapel." The center viga which is elaborately hand carved is especially unique. The Van Stone family replaced the roof and poured cement footings around the base of the adobe walls. During this rehabilitation of the house, the north wall collapsed and a new one was erected in its place. The original floors in the main rooms were wooden planks which were put down directly on the ground without a supporting frame. Other rooms had only packed m earth. Fired bricks were placed over the packed earth floors by the Van Stones and polished hardwood flooring was installed on top of the wooden planks. The main room contains a rectangular fireplace, added in the early 20th century. All others contain the traditional rounded adobe fireplaces. The exterior of the house is in excellent condition and a coping of fired bricks crowns the north, south and west fire- c walls and was probably added sometime in the late 1800's as n were the slender rectangular posts which support the portal. The construction of the smaller house on the south is very similar to that of the main residence and both are in 'excellent condition."

Street address: 132 E. De Vargas St Santa Fe, NM USA County / Borough / Parish: Santa Fe Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1700-1749 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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