Preservation Assessment of the Driggs Stone House Report
Archival materials -- Report
Identifier:
2006.7.1Description
Abstract:Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (Alpine) conducted a preservation assessment project at the Laurence Driggs Stone House, generally referred to as the "Driggs Mansion," in Unaweep Canyon in Mesa County, Colorado The structure, built around 1918, is actively deteriorating, and portions of the structure will be lost if no action is taken. To begin the process of preserving the structural remains, the Western Colorado Interpretive Association sought a grant from the Colorado State Historic Fund (Project No. 2005-AS-007) to perform a preservation assessment of the site, and contracted with Alpine to conduct the assessment. The work was conducted on August 31 and September 1, 2005 by James Firor and Burr Neely of Alpine.
The preservation assessment included basic recordation of the site using standard Colorado OAHP site forms, mapping of the structure and associated features, photographic documentation, indepth descriptions of the structural remains and structural condition, an assessment of archaeological potential, and the preparation of preservation recommendations designed to arrest the deterioration of the structure.;Introduction:
At the request of Michelle Murphy of the Western Colorado Interpretive Association (WCIA), Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (Alpine) conducted a preservation assessment project at the Laurence Driggs Stone House in Unaweep Canyon in Mesa County, Colorado, (Figure 1) generally referred to as the "Driggs Mansion." The structure, built around 1918, is actively deteriorating, and portions of the structure will be lost if no action is taken. To begin the process of preserving the structural remains, the WCIA obtained a grant from the Colorado State Historic Fund (Project No. 2005-AS-007) to perform an assessment of the site and contracted with Alpine to conduct the assessment. The work was conducted on August 31 and September 1, 2005 by James Firor and Burr Neely of Alpine, under the provisions of Colorado Cultural Resource Permit No . 2005-9.
The scope of work for the preservation assessment called for basic site recording using standard Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation site forms , mapping of the structure and any associated features, photographic documentation, an in-depth description of the structural remains and structural condition, and preservation recommendations designed to arrest the deterioration of the structure. As part of the site recording, a Colorado Cultural Resource site form was completed for the Driggs Stone House.
Content Date:
2005
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