I found one!
Far Guy’s Dad Marvin fixing a picnic table/ bench…you can see someone has started a fire in the outdoor fireplace…I think Far Guy is back behind the fireplace breaking up some small sticks of wood…or goofing off. Photo taken by me in August 1989 Pine Springs Resort, Osage Township, Becker County Minnesota.
Arvilla and Carl had a stone piece in their yard. They moved here in 1953 and the structure was there when they moved in. ( Carl and Arvilla lived right across the road from the resort. Jolynn and Steve live there now.)
Arvilla always planted it with Red Geraniums…and Jolynn is carrying on the tradition.
I think this might have been a wishing well at one time…or a fountain or a bird bath/flower planter. The top has been repaired. It was more than likely built in the 1920’s to 1930’s.
Over at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge one of the picnic areas has a stone wall.
Over at Linnell Cemetery there are stone walls at the main entrance.
There are a few other places where old stone work can be seen. I should probably photograph them all. One of the nearby “estates” has a stone porch and several stone buildings….I suppose in the name of history I could get myself invited over for coffee.
I think river rock fireplaces are things of great beauty. The rocks are smooth and warm and all different. My aunt and uncle who had a cabin Up North in Wisconsin on the Moose River had a huge two story river Rock fireplace and they always had some rock project they were working on. I used to love picking out "pretty rocks" from the River for them to use . I'm sure I was a big help! Thanks for the memory, Connie.
ReplyDeleteSomeone really did some good work. A lot of skilled craftsmen are becoming a thing of the past. How I would love to have that round "planter" in my yard. Thanks for sharing these pictures with us.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, must a been a stone mason around for awhile!
ReplyDeleteDo you think the work could have been done in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? The stonework is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part I don't think so, perhaps the rock walls /fence at the refuge, the others are all on private land.
DeleteNice stonework! Loved your photos.
ReplyDeleteVery much like the stone buildings and fencing's you see in the UK . All so very lovely and a lot of hard work had been done there to ! Lovely post and photos , Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !
ReplyDeleteI do love stone and stone work.
ReplyDeleteAt my last house I did a lot of stone work but here I don't seem to find the time even to repair what we have.
I too love stone walls. I think more the ones in the last photo more then the river rock ones. I'd think it was easier to build the last type as well, as you could use stones that fit closer together. Wish I could ask my dad, he was a bricklayer and did a bit of stone work too.
ReplyDeleteStonework has such character! I didn't know there was so much around there. :)
ReplyDeleteYou found some fine examples of stone work. It was used here but not as much. Here you'd have to work harder to get rocks.
ReplyDeleteStone fences well done can be beautiful. But if I lived in snake country, I think I would forego that sort of luxury...
ReplyDeleteGarter Snakes, not poisonous but a snake none the less. :)
DeleteI was thinking as you were telling about the stone walls how nice it would be to sit on them, and than you said "snakes!". It took me a while to appreciate all the rest of the stone work. :-)
ReplyDeleteInteresting post to read. Such a beautiful craft. The planter looks wonderful with the red geraniums.
ReplyDeleteI love the stone work, it is nearly a lost art. My brother lives in a century old house built with stone. The basement walls are four feet thick, while the main and second floor walls are three feet thick. I love sitting in one of the windows or even better on the front porch (though it's not made of stone).
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of stonework around these parts...everything from fireplaces to houses. I love the plant pot though...can't see as I've ever seen anything quite like it.
ReplyDeleteThe stonework is very pretty. JoLynn's geraniums are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe geraniums are set off perfectly by the stones. Interesting to wonder if all the nearby stone work is done by the same person. Just couldn't stop, I guess. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love stone work and there is a lot of it down here too. I prefer the field stone work like yours. Here it is Arkansas stone which is flat. It is amazing how they did it especially the walls that were built by just stacking them with no mortar. Thank you for the pictures!
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