This house and the pump house are on North Carson Street, approximately a block south of the Burger King.
Not much is known about the house. We couldn’t find any information about the building on the Carson City Assessor’s Web site. Supposedly, the house was built to repay a debt. We’ve been told that house was built in the 30s by one of the Native American stonemasons at the Stewart Indian School (SIS). According to local lore, the stonemason owed the property owner some money.
The property owner wanted a small house built on the property and made a deal with the stonemason – build a stone house for him, the property owner, and the debt would be forgiven. The property owner would provide the land (naturally) and building materials while the stonemason would provide the time, talent and tools.
And, so, a deal was struck – the house and pump house were built. For as long as anyone can remember, the house stood vacant, nobody lived in it. It just stood on the extreme northern edge of town until progress surrounded it. And while it was never vandalized, it recently (within the last five years) was fenced protect the buildings from vandalism, graffiti, teen-aged partygoers and the like.
The fencing makes it difficult to see the house and pump house; however, we feel better knowing that both buildings are now protected.