Comments on: Earthquake Shacks

By: JimBonz

JimBonz — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:56:17 +0000

There are 2 of these in Rio Nido (Guerneville) that were dragged up from SF by mule teams. Also photos of them bein moved at Guernevill Graphics onMain St.

By: Gary Wheeler

Gary Wheeler — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:24:42 +0000

According to
http://www.outsidelands.org/shack-list.php
there are typ A, B, and C, 1906 earthquake refugee shacks:

•”Type A” cottages are 10′ wide and 14′ deep.
•”Type B” cottages are 14′ wide and 18′ deep.
•Walls were made of wide California redwood boards, painted park-bench green.
•Flooring was made of fir.
•Roofing was pup-tent-like and shingled with cedar
•Most original windows were six-paned
•If you can see in the rafters, look for the checkerboard-like framing.

By: Gary Wheeler

Gary Wheeler — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:22:43 +0000

According to

http://www.outsidelands.org/shack-list.php
there are typ A, B, and C, 1906 earthquake refugee shacks:

By: kevin read

kevin read — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:00:59 +0000

my gandfather george greenwell daws 1883-1947 was a carpenter and left liverpool england to new york on the ship etruria in 1906. i think he may have worked on these shacks.
does anybody have some old photo’s of them being built.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:50:51 +0000

This is interesting, post more often!
I never get enough info about earthquake shacks!

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By: donflan

donflan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:11:10 +0000

has no one so far referred to Jane Cryan as a “shacktivist”?

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By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:42:33 +0000

Looking closer, those windows look like forerunners to casement windows. They pivot from the center rather than swing out from the end, but similar concept.

One long side wall has several windows, the other none—for solar gain on the south, and protection from cold winds on the north?

As Michael said, some things just work.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:37:07 +0000

Like Ben said, how could we go from those little cottages to FEMA trailers in 100 years? Doesn’t seem like progress…….

That said, I’m looking at those interior shots thinking, “you could put a little kitchen area here, small bath w/composting toilets and shower over there…”

Would guess that when people used these after the earthquake, they cooked outside. Maybe even a lot of community, shared cooking efforts amongst groups of cottages.