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Kelly doing a walk through the door for my youtube video.
from http://cali49.com/jtnp/2014/4/22/ohlson ... land-ranch
I have seen a picture of the house taken in 1975, and at that time it was intact with a complete roof. It's amazing how quickly things can change. My guess is that the house caught on fire at some point and when all was said and done, these ruins were all that were left standing. Death records list that a Signe Ohlson died in the town of Joshua Tree in 1986, at the age of 100. Who was Signe? I'll bet that he (or she) had some connection with the Ohlson property, perhaps being the last resident of the house before it burned down.
It's interesting that in a 1983 Historic Research Study, this property was described as "not historically significant and is an intrusion on the natural scene and on an archeological site. it should be obliterated subject to archeological control."
from http://cali49.com/jtnp/2014/4/22/ohlson ... land-ranch
I have seen a picture of the house taken in 1975, and at that time it was intact with a complete roof. It's amazing how quickly things can change. My guess is that the house caught on fire at some point and when all was said and done, these ruins were all that were left standing. Death records list that a Signe Ohlson died in the town of Joshua Tree in 1986, at the age of 100. Who was Signe? I'll bet that he (or she) had some connection with the Ohlson property, perhaps being the last resident of the house before it burned down.
It's interesting that in a 1983 Historic Research Study, this property was described as "not historically significant and is an intrusion on the natural scene and on an archeological site. it should be obliterated subject to archeological control."