Jerome in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Bartlett Hotel
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 7, 2010
1. Bartlett Hotel Marker
Inscription.
Bartlett Hotel. . Before the Bartlett Hotel, the Grandview Hotel, a wooden structure built in 1895 stood here as the first two-story building in Jerome. It had rooms for dances, dining and sleeping. In 1898 the structure was destroyed by fire. The Bartlett Hotel was then built of brick in 1901. It had five rooms for stores on the sub-level along First Street. The interior was lavish with each room decorated in a different color. The office of The News, Jerome's longest running newspaper, was in the Bartlett for 20 years. The building also housed a bank, drug store, offices and shops. The building became unstable with the slides in the 1930's and was abandoned in the 1940's. The mining company sold portions of it for salvage in the 1950's removing the entire top floor.
Before the Bartlett Hotel, the Grandview Hotel, a wooden structure built in 1895 stood here as the first two-story building in Jerome. It had rooms for dances, dining and sleeping. In 1898 the structure was destroyed by fire. The Bartlett Hotel was then built of brick in 1901. It had five rooms for stores on the sub-level along First Street. The interior was lavish with each room decorated in a different color. The office of The News, Jerome's longest running newspaper, was in the Bartlett for 20 years. The building also housed a bank, drug store, offices and shops. The building became unstable with the slides in the 1930's and was abandoned in the 1940's. The mining company sold portions of it for salvage in the 1950's removing the entire top floor.
Erected by The Jerome Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 34° 45.049′ N, 112° 6.956′ W. Marker is in Jerome, Arizona, in Yavapai County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Arizona Route 89A) and First Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jerome AZ 86331, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Verde Valley. It is also in the American Southwest and in the Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
You can see these doors clearly from the side of the buiding along the arched doorway on Queen Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 4,409 times since then and 204 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4, 5. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
