Phelps Dodge General Office Building
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Phelps Dodge General Office Building is a National Historic Landmark
in Bisbee, Arizona
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.
The building was the headquarters of the Phelps Dodge
mining
company from 1896 to 1961. It is located at Copper Queen Plaza on Main Street at Brewery Gulch. The building now houses the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 82 miles southeast of Tucson. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 6,177...
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.
The building was the headquarters of the Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William Earle Dodge, Sr.. On March 19, 2007, it was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan and now operates under the name Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.-History:...
mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
company from 1896 to 1961. It is located at Copper Queen Plaza on Main Street at Brewery Gulch. The building now houses the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum.