Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Agate House

A House of Gems

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

1. Agate House Marker

Inscription. This structure, called Agate House, is a partial reconstruction of an Indian pueblo built here almost ten centuries ago. Indians built dwelling walls like these of petrified wood sealed with mud mortar. Archeologists believe the original eight-room pueblo was built between A.D. 1050 and 1300.

The absence of a kiva (underground ceremonial chamber) and the relatively small amount of cultural debris found at Agate House indicate a brief occupancy. Reconstruction of its room occured after archaeological excavation in 1934.

Erected by Petrified National Forest Services.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 34° 48.308′ N, 109° 51.694′ W. Marker is in Holbrook, Arizona, in Navajo County. It can be reached from Petrified Forest Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Petrified Forest Road, Holbrook AZ 86025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: An Ice Age Encampment at Rainbow Forest (approx. ¾ mile away); Giant Logs (approx. ¾ mile away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 0.8 miles away); When Crystal Forest Was a Forest

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); From Wood to Stone (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Impressions (approx. 6.6 miles away); Agate Bridge (approx. 7.2 miles away); Pioneers of Paleontology (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holbrook.

Other markers no longer nearby. Triassic Landscape (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Jasper Forest (was approx. 6.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

2. Agate House Marker

Agate House Marker and Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

3. Agate House Marker and Ruins

Agate House Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

4. Agate House Ruins

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

5. Agate House Ruins

Petrified Wood Construction Material image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

6. Petrified Wood Construction Material

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7. Agate House Ruins

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

8. Agate House Ruins

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

9. Interior

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10. Interior

Interior of One of the Rooms image. Click for full size.

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11. Interior of One of the Rooms

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

12. Agate House Ruins

The 1/4 Mile Path to the Agate House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 2, 2013

13. The 1/4 Mile Path to the Agate House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2013, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 15, 2013, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on September 18, 2013, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.