Visit Miner's Cabin, Rhyolite, Nevada

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Interpretive sign inscription: The so-called Miner's Cabin was built using "cast-in-place rubble and adobe" construction which was typical in Rhyolite. Cast-in-place construction used wood blocks and planks to form a box the length of the desired wall. Stone and rammed earth or adobe was then placed inside the box to form the first course of the wall. Additional retaining planks and material would be added until the desired height of the wall was achieved. The planks would then be removed and plaster would be applied to both the interior and exterior walls. If you look around the windows and doors of this building, you can still see the wood blocks that were used to attach the planks. Built around or before 1906, there is little information available about Miner's Cabin. Due to its location near the Red-Light District, some believe it was a brothel. Others have noted that the building's proximity to the Bullfrog and Goldfield Railroad tracks may indicate it served as offices for the railroad. Regardless of its original use, Miner's Cabin is one of the few Rhyolite buildings still standing. 

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