Porter Brothers Store
The Porter Brothers Store opened in the center of town in 1906. It was extremely popular, but, when the rhyolite mines plaid out, it closed in 1910. The first photo is undated.
Train Depot
The Rhyolite train depot was built in 1907 at a cost of four million dollars in today’s money. It serviced three railroads, one of which brought in 50 freight cars per day. It closed in 1919. The first photo is dated 1909 and the second shows it under restoration by the BLM.
School
The second Rhyolite school replaced the previous one, which had had grown from 26 students in 1906 to 225 the next year all in one room! It too closed four years later. The first photo is dated 1930s.
Bottle House
Since wood was scarce in Rhyolite, Tom Kelly decided to build his home using materials that were in abundant supply–beer and whiskey bottles, 30,000 in all! The first photo shows the home under construction in 1906. The second is undated.
Jail
The Rhyolite jail was built in 1907 to save the $15 expense to house each inmate in nearby Bullfrog. The first photo is dated 1920s.
This photo sums up just how picturesque are the ruins of Rhyolite.
