Editor's Note: This feature is derived from
Explorit's quarterley Science Centered Newsletter.
The Mace Ranch House
Transforming the private home
into a science center
An impressive 8' deep trench in the front driveway (1992)
trench
The front gardens get a makeover and a new sprinkler system (1992)
garden

The old lockers are removed and the backyard shed re-roofed and repaired (1992)
lockers

The backyard pool becomes a sandpit with many future uses (1992)
pool

A small office built in the erstwhile master bedroom (1992)
office

Discovery Den and Store where Mace Ranch ranch-hands once ate meals. (1992)
store

The living room fireplace will become the handsome set of museum style drawers for the sand collection (1992)
sand

Exhibit tables designed by Bob Morgan, and walls designed by Gerald Kindsfather, getting ready for a new exhibition (1992)
tables

Moving the West Wing portable building into position (1996)
portable

The native garden takes shape adjcent to a new patio (1999)
garden

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