Roque Tudesqui House - Historic Santa Fe Foundation

July 2,1960
Got vigas for the drive [zagulm]. When that's done the worst is
over. Fred Montoya stopped in. His great grandfather lived here and he
remembers the house well and is full of information about it. He says it's
older than the Guadalupe Church and the oldest house around here. The
well was 60 feet deep. He said there should be gold coins, as they aired
them in the patio. He has pictures and things, which he says he'll give me.
[I never got them.] Everyone knows of this place. It really has history. If
these walls could only talk!
July 5,1960
It's been raining since 2 PM; it's now 8 PM. Still at it. It does
nothing halfway here. Its hot and dry, then rain. Yesterday I had what is
known as the Santa Fe trots. And do you trot! Across mud-strewn patio,
dodging puddles and wheel barrows; the obstacle course of timbers holding
up el zaguim 's roof. Missed a trip to a friend's ranch and some wonderful
mariachis from Mexico because of it. Felt fine today, but Boris had
a slight attack.
Got the door frame in and plastered up for the door from the front
room to el zaguim. [That 50 ourfront door from the sala to the zagminnot
the one to the street, but the one into the house where Lumpkins
had just an opening.] Have been removing paint from doors and so
forth so Boris can fill them in, repair, and sand them. Think I'll start painting
window frames tomorrow. Am anxious to get the front at least finished.
Then we can move up there where the fireplace is and have a clean
place to live. There is a fire in the fireplace tonight and fun to see smoke
come out ofthe chimney.
July 7,1960
Heard yesterday that the man who built this house helped finance
and build Guadalupe Church. [I'm not so sure about that.] So must see
in can find out when that was first built. [You see, we still didn ~know it
was a historic house, how old it was, or anything about it really.]
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