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Ask the builder: Building strong, simple stairs

You may be like most folks. I’ m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis.
Photo by Nick Castelli on Unsplash 181_Miracle_or_Magician.jpg The Loretto Chapel, in the heart of Santa Fe, N.M., is built from warm earthen adobe, with a small nave and, above it, a choir loft. But ...
Since its construction completed in 1873, the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico has captivated visitors from around the world, due in large part to the mystery surrounding its spiral staircase.
Fresh from Spain, the Franciscan friars who founded this city in 1610 called it La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Assisi — the Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi.
A mysterious staircase that some say is miraculous will be the focal point of a professional stairbuilders conference and the celebration of the organization’s three decades in existence. The ...
Sooner or later, every visitor to Santa Fe is confronted with a mystery: the enigma of the so-called Miracle Staircase, one of the city's most popular tourist sites in a chapel dedicated to a Catholic ...
Each summer, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale brings together 20 professional singers from all over the country to Santa Fe, New Mexico. They perform five different repertoires and return again at ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Mount Loretto is home to numerous educational, athletic and service programs that aid children and teens, the disabled and those living with addiction and mental or physical ...
The Loretto Chapel, in the heart of Santa Fe, N.M., is built from warm earthen adobe, with a small nave and, above it, a choir loft. But at the beginning, the two weren’t connected. Legend has it that ...