The wooden portion was dismantled in 1863, and was used to construct a new International Hotel in Austin, Nevada, where it remained operational as of 2014.

The original International Hotel was constructed during the winter of 1859,[1] and opened in Virginia City, Nevada on March 24, 1860.

The building faced B Street,[2] and was made of rough-hewn timbers that had been cut from the nearby Six Mile Canyon.

That year, construction began on a new three-story brick hotel addition, located on C Street and connected to the original wooden building.

[2] In 1863, a year after the new building was complete, the original wooden portion of the hotel was dismantled and the wood was shipped to Austin, Nevada.

[3] In place of the original wooden building, a new four-story brick addition was built, becoming the hotel's main entrance.

[2][5] Attendees at the grand opening included businessmen James Graham Fair and John William Mackay, as well as U.S.

[2] Notable visitors and guests included U.S. presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison, as well as generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Edward Lawrence Logan.

Hanak died in 1900, and ownership passed down to his daughter, Helena Rolfe,[2] who lived in San Francisco.

[5] In late January 1915, county commissioners requested that Rolfe remove the leftover debris and ruins of the hotel,[8] which were considered an eyesore and a detriment.

The crew would also be on the lookout for the body of Paul Pinet, a missing jewelry salesman who may have died in the fire.