Hole N' The Rock - An Amazing Cave House Built Single-handedly
Hole N' The Rock is an amazing house on Hwy 191, south of
Moab, Utah, carved single-handedly, from a sandstone rock.
Albert Christensen, a miner, began in 1940 to blast and drill
into a solid rock and in 12 year he excavated about 1415 Cubic Metres (50,000 cubic feet) of sandstone from the
rock and created a 14 room home for his wife Gladys. They used part of the house
as a diner. After Albert's death in 1957, his wife used few rooms as cafe and
gift shop. Gladys died in 1974 and in addition to the cafe and the gift shop,
rest of the house is now privately owned site with gift shop, trading post, and
guided tours of the home. On display are Albert's paintings, Gladys's doll
collection, several of the original furnishings and many of the tools used to
create the house.
The 14 room house with a floor space of 465 Sq. Metres (5,000
sq. ft.) also contains a fireplace with a 19.8 metres (65 ft.) chimney drilled
through the rock and spacious bathroom with large bathtub dug into the rock.
Albert was man of multifarious talents. Besides being a miner
he was also an artist, sculptor and taxidermist. Several of his paintings adorn the house
and a head of Franklin Roosevelt is carved into the alcove near the
entrance.
The outdoor of the house also has a small zoo and some
sculptures.
Image from Flickr is by jimmy thomas
Image from Flickr is by Tim Vo
Image from Flickr is by Tim Vo
Image from Flickr is by Tim Vo
Image from Flickr is by Tim Vo
Image from Flickr is by Tim Vo
Image from Flickr is by Great Beyond
Albert Christensen with some his paintings.
Image from Flickr is by SwellMap
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