Wungnema House at Mills Park in Carson City open to the public on Sunday
Stop by the east side of Mills Park on Sunday for the Parks Foundation’s monthly open house at the Wungnema House, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
The Wungnema House is the charming stone cottage located on the east side of Mills Park across from Carson High. It was built by a family of skilled Hopi stonemasons shortly after WWII and served as the family’s home until the early 1970s. There is no admission fee, and all are welcome.
Come by and learn about this remarkable family of Hopi stonemasons, their work, and continuing legacy. The family was responsible for this house, as well as many other distinctive homes and structures in and around the Carson City area, including a ranch in Washoe Valley and at least one church at Lake Tahoe.
After the family moved from the house in the early 1970s, their house fell into disrepair and became subject to on-going vandalism, until it was finally rescued by Carson City in the late 1990s, at which time, with a grant from the National Park Service, the city was able to restore the house to serve as a meeting place for small community groups and organizations.
For further information about the Foundation, visit their website at http://CarsonCityParks.org; their Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/CCParksFoundation, or write them at carsonparksfoundation@gmail.com, or at P.O. Box 3266, Carson City, NV 89702-3266.
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