The Crown Jewel, the big yellow house in the tiny historic town of Floriston. Central to all kinds of recreation: Ski Tahoe resorts 20 minutes away. Bike on the Tahoe-Pyramid Trail, and fish, raft and kayak the beautiful Truckee River just out the front door. Hike in the surrounding Toiyabe National Forest and Truckee River Wildlife Area. Beach time and boating are 10 minutes away at Boca Reservoir. And it’s a great spot for train-watching. Floriston is less than half an hour from Lake Tahoe in one direction and from Reno and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in the other. The town was constructed in the late 1800s for a hydroelectric pulp & paper company, and the Victorian “Big Yellow House” is the grand dame built for the mill superintendent. Nearly all of the original custom doors, molding, woodwork and high ceilings are intact. The town has less than 50 homes, and sports two parks and a one-room schoolhouse - a community center for town meetings and get-togethers. Please come visit the “Big Yellow House” of Floriston and dream up the next century of adventures and memories with this treasured home as basecamp!