“Once plans are underway to bring new life to this beautiful and historic space, we will be pleased to share that information with the public,” they said.
Jerome Grand known for its haunted history
Opened in 1996, the Jerome Grand Hotel occupies a historic building on a steep slope overlooking Jerome. It was first the United Verde Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 52-bed hospital built in 1926 and opened in 1927.
The hospital closed in 1950, and copper mining in Jerome shut down in 1953. Abandoned for four decades, mining company Phelps Dodge Corp. sold the hospital building to Altherr in 1994, according to the hotel’s website.
Jerome Grand Hotel has a reputation as one of the most haunted hotels in America, with guests reporting ghostly encounters and unusual phenomena. Room 32, where two suicides took place, is believed to be the hotel’s most haunted room.
“The Hotel owner will admit that if there are spirits, they must be a lot happier occupying a hotel instead of a hospital,” Jerome Grand Hotel’s website reads. “They are dealing with a clientele that are here by choice and not necessity.”
The business news you need
Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.
