American West: Then & Now

The successes in preserving our American West landmarks.

By: Mark Boardman 06/01/2009

Jerome Grand Hotel

(Jerome, AZ)

1927

The United Verde Hospital—an engineering marvel, built on a hillside—begins accepting patients in this mining town. This is one of the most modern and well-equipped hospitals in the West.

2009

The Altherr family owns and operates the Jerome Grand Hotel, the centerpiece in a town that has changed little in more than 100 years and is now a National Historic Landmark. The mines are gone; tourism rules.

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