The New Mexico Wine Museum in Bernalillo – Adobe/Earthen Building

Here is a before and after picture of the project we just completed. In a few months it will open as The New Mexico Wine Museum.

Molino – L.B. Putney Flour Mill – Adobe/Earthen Building

These are pictures of the project we are working on right now. It’s called the Molino.

The Molino is located in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Its construction date was sometime between 1900 and 1910. Although the Molino is not situated among similar structures, it is one of a suite of earthen buildings built around that time in Bernalillo and is representative of its time period in the town. It is one of three remaining adobe flour mills in the entire state of New Mexico. It was owned and operated by L.B. Putney, a mercantilist who made his way from Kansas to New Mexico via the Santa Fe Trail. Putney opened a mercantile store fronting the Main Street of Bernalillo and the mill was located to its East, backing on the railroad. During that time, the Molino operated as the "L.B. Putney Flour Mill" and milled flour, coffee, salt, and sugar. It operated for approximately 20-25 years as part of the L.B. Putney complex until 1939 when the Putney family suffered financial reverses and declared bankruptcy.

The building has been stabilized to prevent any further deterioration and the site has been cleaned up. Our plans are to start making all the adobes that will be necessary to restore the building. The video shows us sifting dirt that we will use to make the adobes that will be needed to restore the building.