Mortimer Belshaw, who built the Yellow Grade Road to the Cerro Gordo silver and lead mines and set up an efficient smelter near the Union Mine, built this two-bedroom, 1-bathroom house in the mining camp in 1868. Today it's a bed-and-(cook-your-own)-breakfast that sleeps up to 5.
Belshaw House under full moon
Back side of the Belshaw House, built in 1868 by Mortimer Belshaw in the Cerro Gordo mining camp. Seen at top are the tailings and tramway associated with the Union Mine. Below it is the assay office. To the right of it are the remaining cribs from Lola's brothel
Living room of the Belshaw House, looking back toward the front door
Master bedroom of the Belshaw House
Kitchen of the Belshaw House
Cerro Gordo's resident caretaker/historian Robert Desmarais points to a drawing in the anteroom of the Belshaw House, built in 1868 by Mortimer Belshaw
Living room of the Belshaw House, looking toward the master bedroom on the right and the second bedroom on the left
Workers display the 18-inch-long, 85-pound silver-lead ingots that were shipped by wagon from the Cerro Gordo mines to Los Angeles. Photograph hangs on a wall inside the Belshaw House
Second bedroom of the Belshaw House
Bathroom of the Belshaw House