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Ground breaking ceremony for the Mennonite Hospital, La Junta, Colo., May 12, 1949. Mennonite Church USA Archives, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

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Preservation projects

Milestones in pictures

Published photographs from FHSECO preservation projects, arranged by year and location.

2026

407 North 12th Street, Rocky Ford, Colorado

Jackie Moore's cabin at its original location north of Fowler, approximately built around 1860. project milestone — 2026
Jackie Moore's cabin at its original location north of Fowler, approximately built around 1860.
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Jackie Moore's cabin at the Kit Carson Museum in Las Animas, moved and rebuilt in 1962. project milestone — 2026
Jackie Moore's cabin at the Kit Carson Museum in Las Animas, moved and rebuilt in 1962.
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Jackie Moore's cabin moved north of the Fowler Historical Museum in 2013. project milestone — 2026
Jackie Moore's cabin moved north of the Fowler Historical Museum in 2013.
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Jackie Moore's cabin moved to 407 North 12th Street in Rocky Ford in 2026. project milestone — 2026
Jackie Moore's cabin moved to 407 North 12th Street in Rocky Ford in 2026.
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Exterior views of the Jackie Moore Cabin at the Fowler Historical Museum, including the carved stone marker reading "Jackie Moore Cabin Est. 1884". project milestone — 2026
Exterior views of the Jackie Moore Cabin at the Fowler Historical Museum, including the carved stone marker reading "Jackie Moore Cabin Est. 1884".
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Disassembling and loading cabin logs onto trailers using heavy machinery. project milestone — 2026
Disassembling and loading cabin logs onto trailers using heavy machinery.
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Unloading and staging cabin logs on pallets and supports. project milestone — 2026
Unloading and staging cabin logs on pallets and supports.
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Volunteers sorting logs and beginning test assembly on the ground. project milestone — 2026
Volunteers sorting logs and beginning test assembly on the ground.
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Reconstruction of the log walls and corner joints in progress. project milestone — 2026
Reconstruction of the log walls and corner joints in progress.
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Framing wooden door and window openings and reinforcing wall sections. project milestone — 2026
Framing wooden door and window openings and reinforcing wall sections.
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Transporting materials and preparing the site ground at 407 North 12th Street in Rocky Ford. project milestone — 2026
Transporting materials and preparing the site ground at 407 North 12th Street in Rocky Ford.
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Setting foundation logs, fitting door frames, grinding hardware, and consulting documentation. project milestone — 2026
Setting foundation logs, fitting door frames, grinding hardware, and consulting documentation.
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South of Fowler, Colorado approximately 28 miles

Exterior wall and entrance door showing severe hail damage, with a broken window covered by an Easter Sunrise Service sign. project milestone — 2026
Exterior wall and entrance door showing severe hail damage, with a broken window covered by an Easter Sunrise Service sign.
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Front elevation showing the original schoolhouse sign several years after its last paint job. project milestone — 2026
Front elevation showing the original schoolhouse sign several years after its last paint job.
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Basement window covered following the hail storm, slated for replacement. project milestone — 2026
Basement window covered following the hail storm, slated for replacement.
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Close-up of a multi-pane window showing the existing screen and hail damage to surrounding wood siding. project milestone — 2026
Close-up of a multi-pane window showing the existing screen and hail damage to surrounding wood siding.
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Upward view of deteriorated ceiling boards on the back porch. project milestone — 2026
Upward view of deteriorated ceiling boards on the back porch.
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Additional perspective of the back porch ceiling showing sagging wood slats. project milestone — 2026
Additional perspective of the back porch ceiling showing sagging wood slats.
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Interior view looking out through the front entryway of the Eureka School section showing wall cracking around the door and window trim. project milestone — 2026
Interior view looking out through the front entryway of the Eureka School section showing wall cracking around the door and window trim.
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Close-up of cracked plaster wall alongside the entryway door trim. project milestone — 2026
Close-up of cracked plaster wall alongside the entryway door trim.
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Wall cracking adjacent to window framing in the Eureka School entryway. project milestone — 2026
Wall cracking adjacent to window framing in the Eureka School entryway.
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Upper wall and ceiling joint in the second room of the Eureka School section showing early wall cracks. project milestone — 2026
Upper wall and ceiling joint in the second room of the Eureka School section showing early wall cracks.
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1909

South of Fowler, Colorado approximately 28 miles

Front exterior view of the White Rock Schoolhouse showing entry steps, porch, and belfry. project milestone — 1909
Front exterior view of the White Rock Schoolhouse showing entry steps, porch, and belfry.
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South-facing exterior wall showing extensive hail impact damage to paint and siding slats. project milestone — 1909
South-facing exterior wall showing extensive hail impact damage to paint and siding slats.
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1877

Rocky Ford, Colorado

Exterior views of the Little White Schoolhouse and workers stripping old roof shingles project milestone — 1877
Exterior views of the Little White Schoolhouse and workers stripping old roof shingles
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Attic framing inspection and roof decking removal alongside workers on the roof project milestone — 1877
Attic framing inspection and roof decking removal alongside workers on the roof
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Workers hoisting and installing new plywood roof decking project milestone — 1877
Workers hoisting and installing new plywood roof decking
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Installation of roofing underlayment and application of new shingles project milestone — 1877
Installation of roofing underlayment and application of new shingles
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Completed shingle roofing sections, roof vent installation, and repaired brick chimney project milestone — 1877
Completed shingle roofing sections, roof vent installation, and repaired brick chimney
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Comparison of the old roof with curled shake and T-lap shingles and crumbling chimney versus the repaired roof and restored chimney project milestone — 1877
Comparison of the old roof with curled shake and T-lap shingles and crumbling chimney versus the repaired roof and restored chimney
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Project document image, page 4 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 4
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Project document image, page 4 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 4
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Project document image, page 5 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 5
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Project document image, page 5 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 5
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Project document image, page 6 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 6
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Project document image, page 6 project milestone — 1877
Project document image, page 6
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