Rhyolite Historic District
E661978
Rhyolite Historic District is a preserved early-20th-century Nevada mining boomtown known for its striking ruins, including the Bottle House and remnants of once-prosperous gold-era buildings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ mining town ⓘ |
| boomPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionMaterialUsed |
bottle walls in Bottle House
ⓘ
brick ⓘ concrete ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateListedOnNRHP | 1974-10-06 ⓘ |
| declineCause |
exhaustion of ore
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falling gold prices ⓘ financial panic of 1907 ⓘ |
| foundedAsTown | 1905 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bottle House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cook Bank Building ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ general store ruins ⓘ jail ruins ⓘ mine-related structures ⓘ railroad grade remnants ⓘ residential ruins ⓘ schoolhouse ruins ⓘ train depot ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amargosa Desert
NERFINISHED
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Bullfrog Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beatty, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | State Route 374 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | rhyolite (volcanic rock) ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
Bottle House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cook Bank Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhyolite schoolhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhyolite train depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 74001144 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Bullfrog Mining District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopulationApproximate | 5000 ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificanceEnd | 1911 ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificanceStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| primaryResourceType | gold mining town ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | mining history ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned town
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
ghost town visitation
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
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