Taos, New Mexico
2009
Known today to Taoseños as the “Old Holy Cross Hospital,” the adobe building began as a gift from influential Taos literary figure and patroness of the arts, Mabel Dodge Luhan, to her son, John Ganson Evans, and his new wife. Begun in 1926, the building was then known as “La Posta.” So named for the wooden post that extends from the first floor through the second story roof, this post is thought to be a remnant from an old post house (or livery stable) that stood on the property. By 1937, the house was in the possession of the local archdiocese and was converted to a 10 bed hospital.
Norman Alston Architects consulted on the preservation of the historic adobe building in preparation for a conversion to multi-family and prepared both a Part 1 Federal historic tax credit application and a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.