By Naomi Miroglio The Cooper-Molera barns are part of the Cooper-Molera Adobe complex located in downtown Monterey, California. This historic complex was developed by multiple owners, beginning with John Rogers Cooper and his wife, Encarnacion Vallejo Cooper, in the 1830s. Today it has...
As the National Trust has worked to develop a shared use model for Cooper-Molera in Monterey, California, we have worked to make our process as transparent as possible so that our lessons learned can be used by historic sites, house museums, and other types of historic properties around the...
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Foyer at Cooper Molera Adobe | Credit History Associates This post was updated October 2, 2017. As the National Trust has worked to develop a shared use model for Cooper-Molera in Monterey, California, we have worked to make our process as transparent as possible so that our...
The barn at Cooper-Molera Adobe. | Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation In her recent blog post on the concept of “shared use” at National Trust historic sites ( "Shared Use in Action at Cooper-Molera Adobe,” August 20, 2015) , Katherine...
By Laura Quinn Cooper-Molera, Monterey, California. | Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation From the earliest discussions of shared use at Cooper-Molera, it was understood...
Exterior view of Cooper Molera. | Credit: National Trust for Historic Preservation One key component in the National Trust’s vision for its historic sites is that they are places where we can develop and implement new models for preservation. As we work to realize this...