Little Daisy Hotel
| Little Daisy Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Private mansion |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Location | Jerome, Arizona |
| Address | 300 Upper Bell Rd, Jerome, AZ 86331 |
| Coordinates | 34°45′16″N 112°06′52″W / 34.754525°N 112.114341°W |
| Completed | 1918 |
| Opened | January 1, 1919 |
| Renovated | 1995-2007 |
| Owner | Grooms Family |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 12,398 sq ft |
| Grounds | 27,000 ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Royal Lescher and Leslie J. Mahoney |
| Website | |
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Little Daisy Hotel is a 12,398-square foot hotel[1] located on 3.45 acres of land in Jerome, Arizona. It is best known for having been originally built as lodging to serve miners working in the Little Daisy mine beginning in 1918 before being converted to a private residence.
History[edit]
The property on which Little Daisy Hotel is situated was purchased in 1916 by Jimmy “Rawhide” Douglas, the son of a Canadian mining engineer and executive who had passed through Arizona en route to Mexico in 1912.[2][3] Douglas sought to become an early prospector in Jerome's local copper deposits and created the United Verde Extension (UVX) mining company.[2][4]
In 1916, Douglas commissioned local architects Royal Lescher and Leslie J. Mahoney to design the structure that would later be known as Little Daisy Hotel,[5] named for one of the copper mines in which Douglas's employees worked.[4][6] The hotel opened in 1919 and primarily served the workers of the Little Daisy mine.[6][7][8] After World War II and the decline of copper mining, Douglas closed the hotel in 1938[9] and began selling off furniture and other items.[3][6] In 1953, he sold the property to William Earl Bell, the inventor of the atomic clock.[6][7]
Bell resided in a smaller residence on the property and did not regularly caretake the Little Daisy building. As a result, the structure fell into disrepair and was frequently trespassed by tourists and curious locals.[10][11] After Bell's death in 1991, his estate sold the Little Daisy Hotel to Walter and Lisa Acker in 1995.[2][6][7]
The Ackers renovated the hotel over the subsequent 12 years, remodeling the interior and restoring the hotel to many of its original designs.[2][6] During their tenure as owners they used the hotel as their private estate until selling the property to the Grooms family in 2020.[11][12] As of 2023, ownership of the hotel remains in the Grooms family.
The hotel is a contributing property to the Jerome Historic District, which is a National Historic Landmark.
References[edit]
- ^ "Little Daisy Mansion". uncrate.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Iconic Jerome hilltop mansion up for sale". FOX 10 Phoenix. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jerome and the Douglas Family". www.sangres.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Jerome State Historic Park". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. September 6, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Stone, Kevin (June 12, 2020). "Renovated century-old former mining hotel in Jerome to be auctioned". KTAR.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "This 40-Room Hotel Is Now a $6.2 Million Mansion - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c Reagor, Catherine. "Historic Jerome mining hotel, now a palatial single-family home, for sale for $6.2M". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "The Little Daisy Mansion Is a Real Life Version of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'". Hypebeast. September 4, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Period History | Jerome State Historic Park". azstateparks.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Vane, Michael (June 21, 2020). "This 12,000-Square-Foot Former Hotel Could Be Yours". Man of Many.
- ^ a b "History". The Little Daisy Jerome. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Flagstaff couple takes ownership of Jerome's Little Daisy Hotel". Verde Independent. Retrieved May 15, 2023.