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Dear Colleagues:
I am currently involved in a project recording a three chambered (pot)
lime kiln, constructed in 1858, in Santa Cruz, California. This is an
intermittent kiln, constructed of mortared limestone lined with two layers
of fire brick. The kiln operated between 1858 and 1906 when they were
stripped of their hardware for the construction of a new patent kiln at
Rincon, California. The kilns are but a aingle element of a complex of
facilites including waste dumps, a possible cooperage structure, collapsed
wooden structures, and other facilities related to the later use of the
property in cattle ranching
Of the three kilns one has collapsed, one is in fair condition and one is
in good condition. The latter is still filled with unburned limestone with
its arches still firmly in place. For the purpose of a National Register
nomination, I would like to know if there other examples of complete, fully
loaded lime kilns anywhere in the California or the U. S.
Any assistance with this question will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Thomas Wheeler
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