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 Penny Homestead
The view from the Penny Cabins - actually one cabin and one small barn that housed pigs and chickens - is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular in Cordillera, making it a perfect preservation site, educational and picturesque.
Taking on these buildings beginning in 2005 was the CPF’s first project focused solely on preservation and not full restoration. Therefore the finished properties have been unveiled as historic relics, and not recreated living spaces, as in the cases of Bearden Cabin and Bearcat’s Cabin.
After restoring the log frames of the cabins, which existed without roofing for many years, the primary goal was to top them. Taking the period architecture of the Vail Valley into consideration, the CPF team opted to grow eco-friendly sod roofing on both the family’s residence and the barn. The sod rooftops first greened by the summer of 2006 and will surely prove to be a beautiful and sustainable enhancement with the years.
Now fully complete and with historic signage soon to come, the Penny cabins can be visited right off Fenno Road. |
