Mine Museum - Jerome, AZ
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bluesnote
N 34° 45.062 W 112° 06.966
12S E 397844 N 3846000
A mining museum that explains the geology and history of the mining industry in the area. It's also home to the Jerome Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WMR2XV
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2016
Views: 3
The plaque says, "Mine Museum/Fashion Saloon
The Mine Museum, one of Jerome's oldest commercial buildings, was purchased by J.S. Hoover and A.C. Cordiner from G.A. Stoney in 1896. The building was destroyed in a fire in 1898. An architect from Los Angles built the present building with steel fire shutters which were somehow left open during another fire in 1899 which gutted the interior and damaged the roof. The restored Fashion Saloon was called "the leading sporting house in all Northern Arizona" the motto was "We never sleep". In 1920, Jim Brown and H.L. Fulton dramatically altered the building, and it housed the Yavapai Drug Store, a dry goods store, and the Sprouse Reitz Company. Whitten Printers was downstairs with C.E.C. Whitten as proprietor. In 1953, volunteers, in an effort to save the town, formed the Jerome Historical Society, the second oldest in the state, and officially opened the building as a museum. Various businesses have operated from the basement, but the museum has remained open upstairs since 1953 and was entirely refurbished in 2007.
Funded by the Jerome Historical Society Plaque Project"
Theme:
Natural History
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: no
Hours of Operation:
12-4 daily
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Street Address: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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