[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-historic-properties-in-mayer-arizona\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-historic-properties-in-mayer-arizona\/","headline":"List of historic properties in Mayer, Arizona","name":"List of historic properties in Mayer, Arizona","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Town This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining","datePublished":"2014-09-17","dateModified":"2014-09-17","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4d\/Joe_Mayer_c._1900.jpg\/150px-Joe_Mayer_c._1900.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4d\/Joe_Mayer_c._1900.jpg\/150px-Joe_Mayer_c._1900.jpg","height":"207","width":"150"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-historic-properties-in-mayer-arizona\/","wordCount":1665,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTown  This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining structures and monuments, of historic significance in Mayer, a town in Yavapai County, Arizona.Table of ContentsBrief history[edit]Historic properties[edit]Historic structures pictured[edit]Further reading[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Brief history[edit]The area surrounding the Bradshaw Mountains was inhabited by the Hohokams, a Native American tribe, and later by their descendants the Yavapai before the arrival and settlement of the people of Anglo European descent from the east coast of the United States.Joe Mayer (birth name: Joseph Hoffmayer) was a native of Olean, New York, who like so many other American easterners moved to the west coast in search of gold. He changed his surname to “Mayer” and went to Silver City, New Mexico where he met Sarah Belle Wilbur, his future wife.[1][2][3]He then moved to Globe, Arizona and there he married Sarah and spent a year mining. By 1882, Mayer was mining in the Tip Top Mine in Central Arizona. In one occasion he had to go to the City of Prescott and decided to take a short cut from the Black Canyon Trail. During his trip, he made a stop at the \u201cBig Bug Stage Station,\u201d a stage stop on the Black Canyon Stage Line. The station was located on the outskirts of Big Bug Creek. Mayer was impressed with the area and he purchased the \u201cBig Bug Stage Station\u201d for $1,200 in gold. Mayer then moved there with his wife Sarah and children.[1][2][3]Miners would often stop at the Mayer’s place to rest and to patronize the store which he had built. In 1882, Joe Mayer officially founded the town which bears his name. In 1884, his wife Sarah became the first postmistress of Mayer. Tragedy struck the town of Mayer in 1890, when heavy rain caused a dam nearby to fail causing a flood which wiped out all of the structures in the town.[1][2][3]Mayer began to rebuild the town and in 1897, he built a two-story hotel which he named the “Mayer Hotel”. He offered the “right of way’ to the Southern Pacific Railroad if they established a rail line in Mayer. The railroad began servicing the town of Mayer in 1898. Mayer established a brickyard and in 1902, he used his bricks to build a business block, now known as the “Mayer Business Block” across the street from the Mayer Hotel. The block included a saloon with a dance floor, a barber and bath shop, a Mercantile shop and a general store.[1][2][3]On November 28, 1909, Joe Mayor heard a noise outside his house and believing that there was an animal or thief, he took his rifle and ran outside. He tripped as he ran and accidentally shot himself. The wounds which he received were fatal and he died soon after.[1][2][3]Historic properties[edit]  Various properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The following is a brief description of the historic properties that are pictured:The Mayer Hotel \u2013 Built in 1897 and located on Central Ave.The Central Hotel \u2013 Built in 1899 and located on Central Ave.The historic Prescott and Eastern Railroad Depot \u2013 The depot was built in 1898 in Mayer, Arizona. The building was purchased by a private citizen who had It hauled to a hill in Phoenix. The owner turned it into part of his home. It is located at 1711 N. 18th Place.[5]Early Pioneer House \u2013 Built in 1900.The Mayer Business Block \u2013 built in 1902:[6]The Mayer Tavern and Dance FloorThe Barber Shop and Bath HouseThe Mayer Mercantile StoreThe General Market StoreThe Post Office \u2013 The building was built in 1902 and located on Central Ave.The Mayer Apartments \u2013 Two one story brick apartments built in 1902 by Mayer and listed in the National Register of Historic Places:[7]Mayer Apartment #1 \u2013 Once used as a local brothel.Mayer Apartment #2The Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse \u2013 The historic schoolhouse was built in 1914 and is located in Main St. The building is now used for the Mayer United School District administrative offices and as a Sheriff\u2019s substation.[4]The Mayer Smokestack \u2013 The smokestack was built in 1916. It is 120 feet high.[2]The Mayer Smelter \u2013 The ruins of the Mayer smelter.The Mayer Bank Building \u2013 Built in 1917 and located on Central Ave.Mine-carts \u2013 Mine-carts used in the mines in the Bradshaw Mountains in the 1890s.Ford Howard Cooper Fire Truck \u2013 A 1940 Fire Truck which serviced Mayer.Historic structures pictured[edit]The following are the images of the historic structures in Mayer and its surrounding areas.Historic structures in Mayer  Historic Mayer Business BlockFurther reading[edit]Around Yavapai County: Celebrating Arizona’s Centennial (Images of America); by: Nancy Burgess (Author), Karen Despain (Author), Yavapai County Arizona Centennial Committee (Author): Publisher: Arcadia Publishing;  ISBN\u00a0978-0738579627An Illustrated History of Mayer: Stagecoaches, Mining, Ranching and the Railroad; By: Nancy Burgess; ISBN\u00a0978-0786462872See also[edit]References[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-historic-properties-in-mayer-arizona\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of historic properties in Mayer, Arizona"}}]}]