AV Historical POI - Railroad Tie House Traditional Cache

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This very unique building was built entirely from used railroad ties which were purchased from the Cement Company in Victorville by Dr. Roscoe C. Steele, a local chiropractor. He designed and built the building by himself. When completed in 1951, it became his office for the next several years. Although the building is very small, it presently has a kitchen, living room, bedroom and a bath.

Dr. Steele and his wife, Lois, lived in the main house next to the railroad tie house. Mrs. Steele was nationally known as the Desert Weaver, weaving fabrics of unusual beauty for skirts, ponchos, stoles and also tableware. Her shop and looms were in the small house on the west portion of the property.

Since being vacated by Dr. Steele, it has been used for many years as a rental unit.

- From the brochure Historical Points of Interest in Apple Valley