J. S. Cain House, Green & Park Streets, Bodie, Mono County, CA

Significance: The Ghost Town of Bodie is a Registered Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark #341. Placer gold was first discovered here in July 1859 and a quartz vein was located in August, 1859; but, though many efforts were made to exploit the area, it was not until 1874 that the great potential wealth of the district became promising. Bodie reached its peak in production in 1879-80 and the population swelled to 10-12 thousand. Total production of gold and silver is estimated at 90-100 million.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-54
Survey number: HABS CA-1920
Building/structure dates: before 1904 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work