Carson City parks foundation hosts Sunday open house at Mills Park Wungnema home
Ever wondered about that small stone house on east side of Mills Park, opposite Carson High School? It's the Wungnema House, and it was built by a family of skilled Hopi stonemasons.
“Hopi in Carson City?” you might well ask. Absolutely! Visit the house on Sunday and learn something about these Hopi stonemasons, their heritage, and and their continuing legacy.
The Wungnema family was responsible not only for this house, but also for many other distinctive homes and structures in and around the Carson City area, including ranch buildings in Washoe Valley and at least one church at Lake Tahoe.
Come to the open house hosted by The Foundation for Carson City Parks & Recreation at the Wungnema House from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018 to learn more.
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 under a lease from Carson City and the FCCPR makes the house available to rent for meetings and similar functions.
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 this Fall), 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 were completed in June.
FCCPR welcomes new members as well as donations from individuals and businesses in support of the Foundation’s projects. Basic annual membership is $25.00, and higher categories of membership are encouraged.
For further information about the Foundation, please visit the Foundation’s website at CarsonCityParks.org, or email the Foundation at carsonparksfoundation@gmail.com.
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