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Room 16

Room 16 can be accessed from either the American Indian room or the courtyard. This audio description is the view a few steps in from the courtyard entrance. Double wooden doors with a metal latch on the outside lead into Room 16. Inside, above the door, is a beam that runs the length of the wall. Above the beam, near the outer edges of upper wall, are four, 6 inch diameter, holes. These have been filled in with concrete. There are three windows with metal bars and wooden shutters that open inward. One is above the ledge at the top of the arch, and the other two flank the door. The room is about 20 feet wide and 30 feet long, with an arched ceiling about 17 feet high. Visible on through the side walls, at a height of about 10 feet, are the tips of wooden beams, about 5â€, square, and spaced about 3 feet apart. At 8â€™oâ€™clock is an opening to the American Indian room. The opening is 8 feet high and 4 feet wide. Two sets of long benches are angled inward to face the presentation area on the back wall. This layout creates a slight â€œVâ€, shape, with a four-foot-wide aisle running down the center. There are four benches on each side of that aisle. Centered, in the front of the back wall, is a wooden table on two sawhorses.

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible

Throughout the years there have been many different uses of Castillo's rooms. Although there are no displays at this location, park staff offer presentations and rotating temporary exhibits, in this room.

Last updated: March 11, 2021