We came across this building in our travels. It’s on the Carson River Road in the middle of a agricultural field. We think that its situated on what used to be Buzzy Andersen’s Ranch.
What was this building used for? It doesn’t look big enough for a residence or a barn and it looks too glorious to be used as anything ranching related. There are no other structures close by to even give a hint as to the purpose of this building. We wanted to take more photographs of this building. However, the large “NO TRESPASSING” signs deterred us. Call us chicken!
The history of this building is clouded – who built it? Did the area’s Native American stonemasons or another group of masons build it? We don’t know. Nobody seems to know. Until we can determine who was responsible for the structure, we are going to leave it on this Website. If it is determined that the Native American stonemasons did not build this structure, then the post will be removed.
Now, this building is adjacent to a number of trails owned by the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department. Its smack dab in the middle of the trails from the River View Park, the Mexican Dam trail and the Silver Saddle Ranch trail. It occurs to us that the building could be used as a map room/rest stop for the many people hiking along those trails.
We suggested the map room/rest stop idea to a former park planner. He poo-pooed the idea as he felt the building was a POS and should be razed. We strongly disagree. By saving the building (Even if it wasn’t built by Native American stonemason), the community would benefit and a piece Carson City’s history would be saved.