Master Mechanic's House (Cottonwood, Arizona)

The UVX Mining Co., owned by

James S. Douglas, Jr. James Stuart Douglas (19 June 1868 – 2 January 1949), popularly known as Rawhide Jimmy, was a Canadian born, American businessman and mining executive. Early life Douglas was the son of Canadian mining engineer and executive James Walter Do ...

, operated the

United Verde Extension Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, Jerome is located more than above sea level. It is about north of Phoenix alon ...

(UVX) Mine at Jerome and built a copper smelter complex at Clemenceau (Cottonwood) in the U.S. state of Arizona. The complex, operational from 1917 through 1937, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Specific buildings in the complex include: * Clemenceau Public School, 1 N. Willard St., Cottonwood, Arizona (UVX Mining Co.), NRHP-listed Built by UVX in 1924 in Spanish Colonial style for children in grades 1 through 9. *

Master Mechanic's House The Master Mechanic's House, at 333 S. Willard St. in Cottonwood, Arizona, was built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government' ...

, 333 S. Willard St., Cottonwood, Arizona (UVX Mining Co.), NRHP-listed Built in the Craftsman bungalow style with a variegated brick exterior. * Smelter Machine Shop, 360 S. Sixth St., Cottonwood, Arizona (UVX Mining Co.), NRHP-listed A two-story, variegated brick structure with a gable roof. * Superintendent's Residence, 315 S. Willard, Cottonwood, Arizona (UVX Mining Co.), NRHP-listed Built in the Craftsman bungalow style with a front veranda,

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, and central

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. One of its later owners was John Garrett, a pharmacist and, in 1960, the first mayor of Cottonwood. * UVX Smelter Operations Complex, 361 S. Willard, Cottonwood, Arizona (UVX Mining Co.), NRHP-listed Many original smelter structures, including the smokestack, have been demolished. Buildings sandblasted but remaining generally intact in 1986 included four one-story structures in panelled brick style– the Company Operations Office, the Changing Room, the Timekeeper's Office, and a clinic. After the smelter closed, all were used for social services. The Command Operations Office featured a wrap-around veranda and a parapet wall.

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