Sparks Lodge
Sparks Lodge, the original building has two floors. The bottom floor houses the kitchen, the dining room and the classrooms. The top floor has 29 double bed rooms to house the students.
The main entrance to the second floor of the lodge, with a wheelchair accessible ramp. Being on a mountain, parking is at a premium. Parking spaces are designated with a yellow marker. If your parked car has two markers in front of it, you are using two parking spaces.
The entrance Hallway has a tribute to Harold and Mary Lou Sparks, founders of the school whose inspiration and determination created the William Holland School of Lapidary. (See About William Holland for more information.)
The original rooms were furnished sparsely, but comfortably.
Another of the original rooms.
Gradually the rooms are being refurbished to this.
For those who require it, the elevator will take you from the second to the first floor.
The main lower floor hall with doors leading to the various classrooms and the dining area. The main office is in the dining area.
Along the walls are displays of rocks and minerals, cut and uncut.
Classrooms are numbered and labeled.
The dining area with a buffet style service. The main office is in the dining area. That is the desk that is back right.
The Salad section of the buffet. Food is served cafeteria style.
Another view of the salad selection. Main course is at the end of the buffet.
There is a porch that runs completely around the building. On the front area there are wooden rockers where one may sit and relax, while watching the clouds drifting over the mountains.
The view from the porch changes daily, according to the weather.
The campground is designed to house all sizes of RV vehicles.
The soapstone carving classes have their own work area, below Sparks Lodge and behind Mary Lou's Cottage.
The Seabolt Building houses the school library, classrooms, showers and toilet facilities for the campers.