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Los Alamos,, 1966-1967

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 25

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The Nat Kaplan Job Files consist primarily of job files relating to private residences, and commercial structures built by Kaplan's firm, Sagebrush Construction Company. Some of Kaplan’s most notable projects are the Sagebrush Inn in Taos, Governor John Simms Ranch (La Cienega) and house (Albuquerque), Enchanted Mesa Trading Post, the innovative E.W. King house with exposed waterproof adobe and radiant floor heat, Rancho Allegre in La Cienega (used in “Red Sky at Morning" and the television series “Empire”), the Chamisal house with an experimental pumice-insulated roof, the D'arcy McNickle house, the Silo House in Los Poblanos using the existing silo and water troughs from the former dairy, Simms Arabian Ranch in Scottsdale using exposed burnt adobe, the restoration of the Coronado Monument kiva, the law offices of Jeff Bingaman in Santa Fe, and the Uribe house in Baja, CA.

Dates

  • 1966-1967

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 boxes (6 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451