Monthly Archives: June 2025

River Rock

Nevada’s Native American stonemasons used, continue to use, all types of rocks, bricks and cinderblocks in their construction projects.  The only stones they did not use were river stones, aka  river rocks.  “Why?” you might ask. Well, not to be … Continue reading

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Herz Hot Springs

We’ve written about the stone houses situated at the Mt. Rose junction just south of Reno (http://nativestonework.com/mt-rose-survivor/).  Sadly, those buildings are no more.  We have long been interested in the history of the houses and were unable to find the … Continue reading

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