James Finley House (Harshaw, Arizona)

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James Finley House
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The James Finley House in 2014.
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Location in the state of Arizona
Location Harshaw, Arizona, USA
Coordinates 31°27′52.13″N110°42′19.92″W / 31.4644806°N 110.7055333°W / 31.4644806; -110.7055333
Built1877
NRHP reference No. 74000462 [1]
Added to NRHP1974

The James Finley House is a historic home located on the Hale Ranch in the ghost town of Harshaw, Arizona. Built around 1877, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and is now the most prominent building remaining in this ghost town. [2] Along with the rest of Harshaw, this house has been within the Coronado National Forest since 1953. [3]

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History

The James Finley House was originally a three-room structure built with red bricks salvaged from a large smokestack in the nearby ghost town of Mowry, Arizona. It is about 100 yards from the ruins of the Hermosa Mill, and originally may have been an office for the Hermosa Mining Company. Sometime later, a porch and four adobe additions were added to the building, including a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. Each of the three original rooms has a fireplace and windows with stone quarry lintels and sills. [2]

In 1890, the Tucson businessman James Finley bought the old Harshaw Mine, including the house, and built a new mill that was put into operation the same year. Three years later the Hermosa Mining Company leased the Harshaw Mine from Finley and remodeled the mill, but ran out of capital before finding any ore. The demonetization of silver the same year and the building of the railroad through the town of Patagonia, eight miles to the north, spelled the end of Harshaw. Finley died in 1903 and although the mine was later sold, it was not developed any further. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974, due to its architectural significance and its association with mining in the Harshaw area in the late 19th century. Today, the James Finley House is located on private property directly across the road from the Hale Ranch headquarters in Harshaw, Arizona. It is not open to visitors. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: James Finley House" (PDF). National Park Service. 1974. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. "Town Is a Squatter in National Forest". Fredericksburg, VA: Free-Lance Star. July 24, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. Barr, Betty (2006). Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County. BrockingJ Books. ISBN   0979026105.
  5. United States Geological Survey Circular 1103-A: Harshaw Townsite and Cemetery. United States Geological Survey. 1994. Retrieved 2014-12-15.

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