Open House this Sunday at Carson City's historic Wungnema House
Curious about the stone house on the east side of Mills Park across from Carson High School? It's the historic Wungnema House.
Want to learn something about the Hopi stonemasons who built the house, and other distinctive homes and structures around the Carson City area, including at least one church at Lake Tahoe? Just want a look inside?
Come to the open house hosted by The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation (FCCPR) at the Wungnema House on the east side of Mills Park, from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 25. Admission is free; all are welcome.
The house was built shortly after World War II by Burton and Pearl (Talas) Wungnema and served as the family home until the early 1970s. Family members have described how wonderful, warm, and welcoming the home was.
In those days. after the family moved from the house, it fell into disrepair and was subject to on-going vandalism until it was rescued by Carson City in the late 1990s and restored to serve as a meeting place for small community groups and organizations.
The Wungnema House is managed by the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation (FCCPR) under a lease from Carson City. FCCPR is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
FCCPR provides an umbrella under which various organizations and citizens can come together to explore innovative ways to promote, facilitate, and fund their activities. It assists these organizations and individuals with similar goals to promote and meet Foundation objectives by acting in a fiduciary capacity to help manage and protect monies raised for their projects.
Projects, past and present, facilitated by the Foundation include the Carson City Tennis Club’s Centennial Park repairs, the Eagle Valley Disc Golf Course (scheduled to open by late summer 2018), the Lone Mountain Cemetery Headstone Project, improvements at the Carson City Gun Range, and improvements to the dog parks in Fuji and Sonoma Parks that will be completed this June.
FCCPR welcomes new members as well as donations from individuals and businesses in support of the Foundation’s projects. Basic annual membership is $25, and higher categories of membership are encouraged.
For further information, visit the Foundation’s website at http://CarsonCityParks.org or email the Foundation at carsonparksfoundation@gmail.com.
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