Archinect - News 2024-06-02T21:59:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150055102/it-has-to-do-with-electromagnetic-fields-and-transmissions-from-the-stones-of-these-buildings It has to do with electromagnetic fields and transmissions from the stones of these buildings Nam Henderson 2018-03-19T11:12:00-04:00 >2018-03-19T11:07:52-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9v/9vzucytnpqohmh0c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Each piece of the structure tells that grander story. The poorly constructed stone walls in the original room hint at the area&rsquo;s isolation and the need to use nearby materials. A sundial over the northern door installed by the fort&rsquo;s early inhabitants is a celebration of the return of two men who were kidnapped during a Native American raid. In one room, a prayer is inscribed on a ceiling beam.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Serena Solomon traveled to the small town of San Ygnacio, Texas, where the <a href="http://www.riverpierce.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">River Pierce Foundation</a> is working to identify, conserve and make known the built vernacular and cultural heritage of the rural village. With a special focus on the early 19th century sandstone complex of the Trevi&ntilde;o-Uribe Rancho.</p>