Place

Bond Cabin

Valles Caldera National Preserve

A collage of a historic log cabin with a coyote passing in front of it.
The Bond Cabin. Original artwork by artist-in-residence Heather Heckel (2024).

NPS/Heather Heckel

Quick Facts

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Shelter/Cabin

Built in 1918 and known as the "Big House," it served as a seasonal home for the Bond family and functioned as the official ranch headquarters. The living room fireplace and wood-burning stove heated the building, and the cooking was done mostly outdoors. An outhouse was used until the Dunigan family remodeled in the 1980s.

Construida en 1918 y conocida como la Casa Grande, servía de hogar estacional para la familia Bond y funcionaba como cuartel general oficial del rancho. La chimenea del salón y la estufa de leña calentaban el edificio, y se cocinaba casi siempre al aire libre. Se utilizó un retrete hasta que la familia Dunigan lo remodeló en la década de 1980.

Last updated: March 27, 2025