 In 1983 and 1987 , Davis made unsuccessful requests for all of the chapter house stones . After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake , the de Young museum was to be rebuilt , and the future of the stones was reconsidered . In September 1993 , museum director Harry Parker joined with Davis to sign an unconditional permanent loan of the chapter house stones to New Clairvaux . In 1994 , the city approved the loan with the stipulation that the building be restored accurately and that it be occasionally open to the public . The stones were transported in 20 truckloads to Vina . Inside an old brick barn built by Stanford to make brandy , the stones began to be fitted together , laid flat on Burke 's plywood templates . 
