The Dotson Cabin TIMELINE
Early fall of 2018.
- Discovery and confirmation of Dotson Cabin at 3R Ranch
- Reeves and Betsy Brown want to donate the cabin to Beulah community
- Formation of Beulah Heritage Preservation League and application for non profit submitted to IRS
- Fundraising started.
- Project manager Joe Arrigo and his crew start deconstruction of the cabin. Must be moved from 3R by December 2019.
- Discussion starts with Pueblo County School District 70 to locate cabin at Beulah School of Natural Science.
Winter 2018/2019
- Deconstruction continues
- District 70 proposes giving the triangle park cabin site to BHPL
- Fundraising activities commence
- Community meeting to present cabin plans
September 2019
- Application for 501©3 received in May
- Cabin deconstruction continues
- Publicity campaign in full gear
Summer 2019
- Deconstruction continues
- Quit claim deed to cabin site slowly progresses
- July—Foundation for cabin poured and decked
- Meeting with Dotson relatives
- Cabin project resentations continue
- Fundraising, grants and personal donations start to roll in
Fall 2019
- Quit claim deed to school property filed, transferring it to BHPL!
- cabin deconstruction finished and site at 3R Ranch cleaned up and graded
- Logs bundled for reconstruction and moved to Charlie Wohlwend’s barn
- Work begins with Pueblo Regional Building to get a building permit
Winter 2019
- Building permit obtained
- Grant funding increases
- Presentations continue
- Reconstruction begins! With unique roof to protect logs while building the walls, to be lowered onto walls when they are up.
Spring 2020
- Construct cabin walls
- Lower roof onto walls
- Oil timbers for preservation
- Build Porch and Extended Kitchen
Summer 2020
- Shingle roof
- Install windows
Fall 2020
- Install doors
- weatherproof cabin with chinking, board and batten on some walls,
Future Plans - 2021 And Beyond!
- install a permanent vault toilet at the park
- build an educational ramada on site
- continue to fund raise
- involve school district 70 students