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Pat Taylor:

(Adobe Preservationist) – Pat has spent 30+ years of his life literally working in the field as an adobe preservationist or as he likes to call it, “playing in mud”.  Over the years, Pat has worked on numerous adobe preservation projects in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California and Chile.

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Wendy Taylor:

(Educator & Writer) – Wendy (Pat’s wife) is a retired educator, with a passion for both teaching and learning.  I wrote the text for this website and am currently collaborating with Pat in his efforts to provide hands-on training and to disseminate information about adobe preservation.

Paul Ratje:

(Photographer & Our Web Master) – Paul is a freelance photographer based in Mesilla, New Mexico. He photographs social issues in places all over the world, and is also a teacher of photography.

In Gratitude…

We would like to thank the following for their contributions to this website.

  • Cecilia Vigil – information and photographs from the estate of Alexandra Nason Hall
  • Sonia Sonnenburg – historical information and research on previous owners of the house on Calle de Guadalupe
  • J Paul Taylor – permission to use excerpts from the book, A Place as Wild as the West Ever Was, written by his wife, Mary Daniels Taylor
  • Rio Grande Historical Collections – University of New Mexico – permission to reprint the lithograph showing an early view of Mesilla, in 1854

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