Pinon Boarding School, Residence, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo Route 4, Pinon

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The Residence was built in as part of the educational complex at Pifion Boarding School. It is an example of the Pueblo Revival architecture that characterizes most of the PWA reservation school buildings of that era. Building however, is a unique design among the group of buildings at Pifion. The wall and roof details used on the other buildings have been blended together, making 307 an "architectural summation" of the complex. PINON BOARDING SCHOOL, RESIDENCE (Pinon Community School, Building HABS No. AZ-162-D {Page 2) PARTI. DESCRIPTION EXTERIOR. Building 307 is zig-zag shaped in plan and is an "architectural summation" of details from the other buildings.

Like Building 307 has random ashlar walls with the undressed rough texture of the coursed rubble walls from 301 and The flat overhang roof from 316 and the flat parapet roof from 301 and 302 are combined as well. Building 307 has the standard wood lintels and copper-lined canales, and also includes a porch with log columns. The flat overhang roof covers a garage with double wood doors. The garage door lintel is actually one of the ceiling joists which extend beyond the side wall similar to vigas. INTERIOR. The two bedroom, one bath house has exposed wood vigas in the ceilings, wood floors, plaster walls, and a stone fireplace. There is a basement below the kitchen where stove fuel was probably stored.

Features atypical of PWA residential floor plans are the garage and a porch projecting off the side of one bedroom. Usually porches extended across the front of the house. MECHANICAL. The residence was heated by radiators in each room, all of which have been remove. In the photo of the south elevation, one radiator can be seen lying in the grass near the front door. PART II.

History

The Residence was probably reserved for the principal since there were accommodations for teachers in the Staff Quarters Building 307 served as a health clinic as long ago as when drawings show plans to enclose the porch for use as a waiting room. [Fig. 1] Local residents refer to the residence as the "Jimmy Shorty House". PART III.

Sources

Parman, Donald L. The Navaios and the New Deal New Haven: Yale University Press, Threinen, Ellen. The Navaios and the B1A: A Study of Government Buildings on the Navajo Reservation. American Indian Engineering, Inc./Bureau of Indian Affairs Other possible sources: Indians at Work. Issues published from - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Gallup. Floor Plan. PlftON BOARDING SCHOOL, RESIDENCE (Pifton Community School, Building HABS No. AZ-162-D (Page 3) PART IV. PROJECT INFORMATION The Pifion Boarding School Residence Building 307 (HABS No.

AZ-162-D) is a mitigative recording not required by the Memorandum of Agreement which mandated HABS documentation of Buildings and The preparer of the Pinon documentation saw the architectural significance of Building 307 as a crucial contribution to any report on the group of buildings. This a cursory report which complements the preceding documentation under HABS No. AZ-162 for Pinon Boarding School. Prepared by: Brett A. Hobza Affiliation: Lescher and Mahoney/DLR Group, Architects Phoenix, Arizona Date: July PlRON BOARDING SCHOOL, RESIDENCE (Pifion Community School, Building HABS No. AZ- (Page 4) -"' ' '' .*i.-i *} ',, :<- >.. .*. -* . " '. / N. .1* /*/ ^ S. s &W ** "^ ' ; < in '9HI?*& r ! . / / > N ' ' \ Figure 1.

Site Plan - PlflON BOARDING SCHOOL, RESIDENCE (Pinon Community School, Building HABS No. AZ-162-D (Page 5) ru i 0 2 4 8 Figure 2. Floor Plan - Building 307 DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Pages PINON BOARDING SCHOOL RESIDENCE HABS No. AZ-162-D (Page 6) FIGURE 1 Photocopy of civil engineering drawing {original drawing located at Navajo Area Bureau of Indian Affairs, Window Rock, Arizona). DETAIL OF SITE PLAN, SHEET 07. FIGURE 2 Photocopy of drawing (original drawing located at Lescher and Mahoney/DLR Group, Phoenix Office). Brett A. Hobza, Delineator. September FLOOR PLAN OF BUILDING