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When on vacation in Crested Butte, Colorado I just naturally had to see the two story outhouse.  (My wife questioned my choice of tourist attractions but how often do you get to see a two story outhouse?)  The reason for the second story was because in the winter the snow would get so deep it was hard to make it to the outhouse so they added the second story with the walkway from the second story of the main building.

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Interesting so is that a one holer or a two?

Interesting.  I assume they removed the walkway during the summer?

I looked in the bottom but I don't remember if it was a two holer or just a one.  But if you add the top and bottom, it was at least a two holer and maybe a four holer.

I grew up on our family farm in the same house my great grandfather lived in.  It started out as a one room log cabin no later than the 1850's.  It didn't have plumbing.  We had a two holer outhouse.  Which brings up the question, why a two holer?  It was never used by more than one person at a time!

The only time it might be used is a big family with possibly two brothers who both needed the room!

Charles Sample said:

I looked in the bottom but I don't remember if it was a two holer or just a one.  But if you add the top and bottom, it was at least a two holer and maybe a four holer.

I grew up on our family farm in the same house my great grandfather lived in.  It started out as a one room log cabin no later than the 1850's.  It didn't have plumbing.  We had a two holer outhouse.  Which brings up the question, why a two holer?  It was never used by more than one person at a time!

No, it was permanent construction.  Either story was usable during the summer.  If you were upstairs in the main building it would be simpler to use the second story rather than walk downstairs and out to the outhouse.  Even though the top was offset from the bottom, I don't think I would have wanted to be using the bottom at the same time someone was using the top!

I might point out the building now has modern plumbing and the outhouse is no longer used. 
 
Jan Carter said:

Interesting.  I assume they removed the walkway during the summer?

did it have a sears and roebuck book in it?

This discussion reminds me of the origin of the expression rough as a cob!  Ouch!

That's what I was wondering......where does the top one empty to? I mean the noise..........

Charles Sample said:

No, it was permanent construction.  Either story was usable during the summer.  If you were upstairs in the main building it would be simpler to use the second story rather than walk downstairs and out to the outhouse.  Even though the top was offset from the bottom, I don't think I would have wanted to be using the bottom at the same time someone was using the top!

I might point out the building now has modern plumbing and the outhouse is no longer used. 
 

There was a pit at the bottom.  Both emptied into it.  That's why I said I wouldn't have wanted to use the bottom at the same time someone else was using the top.  I would think there would be splash and splatter and......I think you get the idea.
 
Craig Henry said:

That's what I was wondering......where does the top one empty to? I mean the noise..........

Charles Sample said:

No, it was permanent construction.  Either story was usable during the summer.  If you were upstairs in the main building it would be simpler to use the second story rather than walk downstairs and out to the outhouse.  Even though the top was offset from the bottom, I don't think I would have wanted to be using the bottom at the same time someone was using the top!

I might point out the building now has modern plumbing and the outhouse is no longer used. 
 

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