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Stokes Castle is a three-story stone tower located near Austin, Nevada. It was built by Anson Phelps Stokes , a mine developer, railroad magnate, and banker. Intending the building as a summer home, Stokes began building the castle in 1896, completing it in 1897.
The International Hotel, first built in Virginia City in 1859 and moved to Austin in 1863, still serves meals and drinks, but it does not rent out rooms (there is a motel across the street). The International Hotel is said to be the oldest in Nevada. Austin contains numerous other historical buildings, in various states of repair. Stokes Castle ...
Stokes Castle near Austin, Nevada. Whilst at Phelps Dodge Corporation, Stokes had involvement with mining in the American West, and after leaving in 1879, he continued his interests by focusing on the silver mining boom town of Austin, Nevada, a place he had visited in 1863. Most of the mining claims had been consolidated into one company ...
In 1862, at the peak of the silver boom, Austin had a population of 10,000 people. Today, about 300 residents remain. [24] Perched above the town and just to the south of the highway is Stokes Castle, a long abandoned monument to a prominent eastern family with local
St. George's Episcopal Church (Austin, Nevada) Stokes Castle; T. Toquima Cave This page was last edited on 1 January 2014, at 17:46 (UTC). ...
Stokes Castle: Lander [9] 60: ... Nevada Historic Marker No. 165, ... First commercial building constructed in Austin in 1863 [9] 209: Chollar Mine: Storey
WWE Hall Of Famer Steve 'Stone Cold Austin' shared an absolutely adorable video of the newest addition to Broken Skull Ranch, a precious little orange kitten! He even gave the new little guy a ...
The Lander County Courthouse, at 122 Main St. in Austin, Nevada, is a historic courthouse that was built of brick in 1871 with Greek Revival influence in its style. It was designed by Daniel P. Bell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]