Architecture & History

When the copper mines were booming at the turn of the century, wealthy investors were eager to build Bisbee up in the image of the east coast cities from which they hailed. This great influx of capital resulted in the development of many prominent buildings and Bisbee is said to have the "highest concentration of architecture, per square inch, in the state of Arizona." It is also home to the state's first community library, a baseball stadium that pre-dates Chicago's Wrigley Field, and Arizona’s first golf course.