Copper Queen Hotel

The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, Arizona is Arizona's longest continuously operated hotel.[1]

History

Construction of the hotel was begun in 1898 and completed in 1902.[1] The Phelps Dodge company built it as a place for dignitaries and investors to stay when visiting the copper mine.[2]

The hotel was owned by Steve and Marcla Hutchison and in 1977 it was sold to Rick and Virginia Hurt of Atlanta, Georgia.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Lacey, Marc (August 22, 2010). "A Hotel Where Some Guests Have Been Dead for Years". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/us/23bisbee.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23. "But not visitors to the Copper Queen Hotel, a rustic old place that is considered Arizona’s longest continuously operated hotel." 
  2. ^ "History and Legend". Copper Queen Hotel. http://www.copperqueen.com/history_and_legend.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23. "The Copper Queen Hotel, started in 1898 and completed in 1902, was the product of a booming mining camp called Bisbee. ..." 
  3. ^ "Copper Queen is Sold". Associated Press in The Prescott Courier. December 30, 1977. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XQcLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U1ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2077,5181413&dq=copper+queen+hotel&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-08-23. "The landmark Copper Queen Hotel has been sold to Rick and Virginia Hurt of Atlanta They purchased the hotel from Steve and Marcla Hutchison for an ..."