Home in disarray

The original broken-down state of the Lars homestead, referred to as "the igloo" among the peers, would make any "Star Wars" fan gasp. The Save Lars group snapped this picture as a reminder of the state of the makeshift hut before the renovations. The official diary notes that "many of the plastered parts were not salvageable and would need to be replaced completely. But luckily the inner structure -- the wooden skeleton -- was still mostly intact and would only need reinforcing only in a couple of places."