Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez

The Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez is a work by noted artist Dionicio Rodriguez that is located at 320 Oak St. in Clayton, New Mexico. It consists of three faux bois sculptures created in 1943.^[1] Speculator Bayliss C. Froman commissioned the sculptures on his property after seeing Rodriguez's work on a visit to San Antonio. The sculptures include a gate resembling the entrance to the San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, an intertwining log fence, and a hollow tree with textured bark.^[2]

Closeup of the gate

Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
The shelter, fence, and gate
Location	320 Oak St., Clayton, New Mexico
Coordinates	36°27′7″N 103°10′49″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1943 (1943)
Architect	Dionicio Rodriguez
Architectural style	Faux bois sculpture
NRHP reference No.	08001138[1]
NMSRCP No.	1927
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 25, 2008
Designated NMSRCP	April 4, 2008

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Mexico

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Pittman Light, Patsy (2008). Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodríguez. Texas A&M University Press. p. 104. ISBN 9781585446100.

External links

• Waymarking photo