I’m fascinated by old buildings that retain their original architecture and beauty. It’s even more impressive when people band together to bring life back to them. We saw an example of this in the Cooper-Molera Adobe Gardens in Monterey.
Cooper-Molera Adobe Gardens
As I said in last week’s post, A visit to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in historic Monterey, it was a hot, dry day when we visited the Cooper-Molera Adobe Gardens. In fact, it was one of the warmest of the year. But within the gardens, we found welcome shade and a respite from the heat.
With few visitors on the grounds, it was easy to imagine ourselves traveling back in time to walk these gardens long ago. Though the streets around us were busy with traffic, we felt none of that within the walls of the grounds, which the Historic Garden League of Monterey, a nonprofit organization, maintains.
Old architecture still stands
This old stone building evoked a sense of the past and looked cool and inviting inside despite the heat. It reminded me that two-hundred-year-old architecture was made to last and provide as much comfort as possible without heavy reliance on heating and air conditioning.
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