The house can be visited by special arrangement May through October. It is located one block east of Taos Plaza on the south side of Kit Carson Road. The property is still the private home of the Couse family and we grew very fond of Beth’s sister, Ginny and her husband Ernie, who are the caretakers of the house and all of it’s memories. They provided us the in-site and commentary to make each visit a special experience. The family welcomes individuals and small groups by pre-arrangement in the summertime, May through October. At present, there is no fee for the visit but voluntary contributions to The Couse Foundation are accepted. www.cousefoundation.org
The Eanger Irving Couse’s studio still remains as magical as it was in 1936. It contains the Native American pottery, costumes, beadwork, and other artifacts, that he used in his paintings. In the corner, an unfinished painting and his artist’s brushes and palette seem to await his return. He was one of the founders and charter member of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915 and its first president. A painter of Native Americans in Taos for the rest of his life, he died in 1936 after a long and distinguished career.
After his mother’s death in late 1929, their son Kibbey returned to Taos to care for his widowed father. He converted the family garage into a machine shop and added another building to the south, where he planned to manufacture his invention, the Couse Mobile Machine Shop. With his father’s death in 1936, his plans changed and he built his factory in New Jersey.
The Studio Tour 