The Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology tells the story of how Howe Caverns got it start and deals with its history as a tourist attraction as well as a ajor cement quarry. Orginally constructed in 1865 as a hotel for guests visiting the now world famous Howe Caverns, the Cave House was later used as offices for the various cement companies operating the Howe Caverns quarry. Abandoned in 1976 by the cement companies and damaged by a tornado in 1989, the Cave House sat in the quarry facing time and the elements. Members of Cobleskill Stone Products, the most recent company to purchase and use the quarry, began renovating the old building. Getting a new roof, windows, doors, and walls the Cave House was ready for the public. In 2007 the doors to the Cave House were once again open to the public and for the first time in almost 100 years visitors could see the natural entrance to Lester Howe's famous cave. The building is in the midst of a multi-million dollar renovation that will attempt to fully restore the building with interactive displays and the re-opening of the natural entrance to the public. Being that the Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology is a non-profit organization we rely soley on the donations of our visitors. If you have scheduled a lantern tour at Howe Caverns coming here before or after your caverns tour will complete the story of the world famous caverns.
