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Dedication of the Dotson Cabin - October 2020!

    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

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