Los Alamos

Constructed 1995 Ashley Pond was named for Ashley Pond ll. He was the founder of the Los Alamos Ranch School. The pond was used by the school for swimming in the summer and making ice in the winter. On February 8, 1943, the school was vacated to make room for Read more…

Constructed 1928 The grand building was built in 1928, as the Ranch School Dining Hall. It also served as quarters for nurses, staff, and guests. Named for Edward P. Fuller, a staff member at the Ranch School, it is made of 771 massive pine logs, personally selected by architect John Read more…

Today a memorial stands at the site of the Ranch School Ice House. During WWII, the nuclear core of the “Gadget” (the prototype atomic bomb) was assembled here and then transported to Trinity Site, 220 miles south near Socorro, NM. It was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945. During the Read more…

Constructed 1980 Many of the buildings in the historic district, such as Fuller Lodge and the Oppenheimer House, originally belonged to the Los Alamos Ranch School. In the 1980s, the homestead-era Romero Cabin was relocated there. It has recently been restored. Fuller Lodge (shown in the photo) was constructed in Read more…

Constructed 1956 In 1956 the rose garden was started at the Fuller Lodge by members of the Los Alamos Garden Club. At that time there was no cemetery, so rose bushes were planted in memory of those who died in Los Alamos. The deceased were buried elsewhere. The garden club Read more…