Monterey Cohousing Community » JRH http://www.montereycohousing.org The New Old-Fashioned Home in Minnesota Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:38:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Cohousing Information Session http://www.montereycohousing.org/announce/latest-news/ http://www.montereycohousing.org/announce/latest-news/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 04:07:10 +0000 JRH http://www.montereycohousing.org/?p=15 Thursday,  October 14, 2010

Discover Cohousing the Monterey Cohousing way. Join us for dinner (optional), a tour, and a discussion with a Question & Answer Session with Cohousers. Please call 952-930-7554 at least 3 days in advance to let us know you are coming and to make a dinner reservation. Dinner is $5 per person ($2.50 for kids 12 and under). Times to join us are as follows:

  • 6:30 p.m. for Dinner and a Tour
  • 7:15 p.m. for the Tour plus a discussion and Q&A session with Cohousers.
  • 7:45 p.m. for the Q&A session with Cohousers

Can’t make this session?  the next Info Session is Thursday, January 20, 2011

]]> http://www.montereycohousing.org/announce/latest-news/feed/ 0 The Big House and More http://www.montereycohousing.org/common-space/the-big-house-and-more/ http://www.montereycohousing.org/common-space/the-big-house-and-more/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 04:03:57 +0000 JRH http://www.montereycohousing.org/?p=13 The Big House is our Common House, plus it contains 8 households in coop-ownership apartments.  Monterey also includes 7 townhouses (connected by tunnel to the Big House), The Big House is an Edwardian style mansion, built in 1924, and it stands at the center of the community, containing over 6,000 sq feet of common space. Spaces include a Living Room, Library, 2 Guest rooms, 3 season enclosed porch, dining room, newly remodeled kitchen, office (w/fax & copier), playroom, laundry room, workshop, entertainment room, and four fireplaces throughout. Eight  of the community units are located on the upper floors of the Big House.

We have a central courtyard, (between the Big House and the townhouses), a front yard, with driveways and parking bays (incl. garages) on the periphery. The grounds of the 2.5 acre site are beautifully landscaped by our residents. There is even a community vegetable garden space.

The rear of the property adjoins a small park, reachable by a short walk through community owned woods.

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Other typical social occasions include periodic movies in the library, weekly card games, evenings of singing, and “neighborhood news” gatherings for catching up on each other, and casual co–chats. Once, our local legislator visited for an evening with his band, and played great music for listening and dancing. The music session was followed by a lively discussion of what’s been going on in the legislature. We’ve also hosted other musicians from around the world. July 4th is our traditional time to watch fireworks from the roof, as we are on a high point for miles around. We can see 20–30 displays.

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