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Holy Cross Hospital Convent Building

Fire in the Convent

by John Hamilton Farr on August 11, 2012 · 3 comments

in Taos

The old Holy Cross Hospital Convent Building burned the other night. Suspected arson claims this old adobe building.

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Jim Morris August 19, 2012 at 8:05 pm

I am interested in any and all old photos of the hospital/convent that might exist. I love old history and tis is an excellent example of the metamorphis of a building. Once owned by Mable Luhan Dodge, then turned into the first Holy Cross Hosiptal in 1939.

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Mark Larsen March 9, 2013 at 12:20 pm

Jim,
As a temporary employee of the hospital, I lived in the hospital/convent in 1972 (in the former Mother Superior’s room) and remember it fondly.
I do not know if I have any old photos of the building in storage but I found a really old picture of the place here:
http://hsc.unm.edu/library/resources/spc/100exhibit/pond.html
There’s even an interior shot in the long narrow kitchen I remember so well.
regards, Mark

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John Hamilton Farr March 9, 2013 at 2:25 pm

Hi guys! This is for both of you. First, a big thanks to Mark for that link. What a great shot of the old place in all its glory. And about that fire: it turns out a man was brutally knifed and murdered there that night, and the fire was a pathetic attempt to destroy the evidence. The suspects haven’t come to trial yet, but you could search the Taos News website and maybe get the details if you’re interested.

Very “Taos,” though, the whole story.

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