Rhyolite Townsite
Miners established over 2000 claims within a 30 mile radius of the Bullfrog district. The most promising was the Montgomery Shoshone mine, which prompted everyone to move to the Rhyolite townsite.
Bottle House
This was one of three bottle houses to be built in Rhyolite. There are approximately 30,000 bottles in this bottle house built by Mr. Kelly. It has been restored.
HD JD Porter Store
This store was built by the Porter Brothers. The store included a basement and large display windows on the ground floor. The ground floor was sometimes used for a dance hall.
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Rhyolite Jail
The front portion of the jail was used for jailer quarters. The jail was at the back of the building.
Rhyolite Townsite Buildings
Production at the mines began to slow down by 1908. All of the mines and mill were closed in 1911. An estimated population of 675 remained in Rhyolite until 1910. The post office closed in 1919 and everyone was gone.
Three Story School
This is the second school that was built in Rhyolite. Initially there were over 250 school age children but by the time this school was built families started to move away. The school was used for other purposes. Parts of the original school was salvaged and used in construction of the school in Beatty, Nevada.
Two Banks In Town
Town's folks had a choice in their banking needs
Still Standing Tall In The Desert
The Cook Bank was taken over by First Rhyolite National Bank occupying the first floor. The United States Post Office was in the basement and operated there until 1919. The Post Office was the last business to close in Rhyolite.
Metal Reinforced Concrete Walls
