Gable End Detail

Zakopane in the Sierras. From the architecture of the Dvina River Region of NW Russia, the okhlupen was traditionally carved from the root ball of a full larch tree used as a roof ridge support piece. Carvers usually carved horses, rams, or hens and it was believed that these symbols brought peace, safety, and prosperity to all who lived under them. There was a saying in the north of Russia, Kuritsa na krishe, v dome tishe. With a hen on the roof, it s quiet at home. My lifelong thanks to my three Viking buddies from University of Montana... Arnstein Rustberggard of Gol, Claus Urbaye of Oslo, and Jan Brentebratten of Chicken Falls Honefoss for teaching me how to love all things NORGE We began with a simple Carpathian Alps design known as Zakopane Style, after the alpine village of the same name in the podhale alpine area along the Polish Slovakian border. From there we added architectural accoutrements covering a historical period from 1050AD to approximately 1920, in the modern age. We have incorporated door portals and shutter carvings from the old Stavkirke Stave Churches of Hallingdal, Telemark, and Urnes Norway ... to roof details from the Novgorod upper Dvina River Region of NW Russia... to window carvings from the old Prussia Bohemian regions...... carved doors reminiscent of the Baltics, and various other folk details from the Hutsells of Ukraine and the goral mtn people in Poland. This is Phase 1 of a larger compound to incorporate inspiration from European architecture as well as many such inspirations in our own High Sierras. Sites such as Vikingsholm at Lake Tahoe, the Hearst compound at Wyntoon, Rainbow Lodge, Sugarbowl, and Thunderbird Lodge. Architect Larry Pearson, PEARSON DESIGN GROUP, Bozeman, Montana www.pearsondesigngroup.com Master Builder Matt Ted Williams, WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION Clio, California. www.williamsconstructionca.com 78681559 N04 has added Gable End Detail at 2012 07 18 15 50 13 and tagged as parkitecture

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