The bottle house was one of three bottle houses to be built in Rhyolite. Mr. Kelly used approximately 30,000 bottles before he completed the house. He didn't wash them because water lines had not been laid yet. It took him 5 1/2 months to complete the house. Lewis Murphy took care of the bottle house from 1936 until 1954. He invited tourists to view the townsite. This was the beginning of Rhyolite becoming a popular ghost town. Many other ruins still remain today including the three-story bank building, the largest building in Rhyolite. It cost Mr. Cook $90,000 to build. No matter where you stood you could see the Cook Bank building. This building is the most photographed ruin the State of Nevada.
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