This house in Carson City was built in 1934 in the Stewart Vernacular style of masonry. As with the other stone houses on the street, it was built by the master and student stonemasons from the Stewart Indian School.
The house features 3 bedrooms & 1.75 bathrooms, making it bigger than the other homes on the street. It sold in 2001 for $135,000.00 and in 2017 for approximately $660,000.00. It’s on the market again and is yours for only $364,000.00! What a deal considering it comes with a large lot!
In the 2017 listing, the realtor noted that it had no value and should be considered a tear down. We disagreed at that time as it was constructed by local Native American stonemasons, making it an important part of Nevada’s history.
Fortunately, the buyer disagreed with the realtor’s assessment of the property and proceeded to rent the home in 2018 – we attempted to rent it, however, the owner told us that our family wasn’t large enough to warrant a house this spacious!
For unknown reasons, one of the past owners removed the stonework fireplace and replaced it with painted brick. A stone fireplace could be re-built – there are still Rhyolite quarries in Carson City and members of Wungnema Family are still practicing stonemasons!
A stone fireplace built by Native American stonemasons, one that matches the outside of the house – wouldn’t that be cool?
Currently, the house is in need of a little TLC. Imagine how the house would look all spruced up. Just gorgeous, that’s how it would look!
