On the downhill side of Jerome lies a former mansion, now the Jerome State Historic Park (a museum).
James S. Douglas built the mansion just above his Little Daisy Mine in 1916. He designed the house as a hotel for mining officials and investors as well as for his own family. It featured a wine cellar, billiard room, marble shower, steam heat, and, much ahead of its time, a central vacuum system. Douglas was proud of the fact that the house was constructed of adobe bricks that were made on the site.
He also built the Little Daisy Hotel near the mine as a dormitory for the miners. In an unavoidable metaphor for our out-of-control wealth distribution, the hotel is now a private residence.
Outside the building, we found three devices built to crush ore.
Hey, I was there! Jerome Grand Hotel.
There was an Indian motorcycle dealership in 1910 there. Indian motorcycles were made in my birth place- Springfield, MA.
keep on trekking!