Martinez Canyon Rockhouse

BLM, Palm Springs-South Coast Resource Area, North Palm Springs, California. County/parish: Riverside.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 14, 1999. NRIS 99001471.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • CA-Riv-4176-H
  • Miller, Jack, Cabin

From Wikipedia:

Martinez Canyon Rockhouse

The Martinez Canyon Rock House, which is also known as Jack Miller's Cabin is a Stone cabin located deep within the Santa Rosa Mountains Wilderness Area. The Cabin is a two-room vernacular style dwelling built sometime in the 1930s. The homestead/miners camp is constructed of cement with a facade of local river rock. In 1999, the Martinez Canyon Rockhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. the Nearest Modern-day Towns are on the West Pinyon Pines (10 Miles) and on the east Valerie (9.8 Miles)

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860487

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