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Albert and Mary Elliott purchased this 1890's
miner shack in 1937. The kitchen and middle bedroom were the original
rooms in the house. The side bedroom was the front porch. There was an
outhouse in the back. There were originally three houses on the property
with this being the middle house. During the next several years the other
two houses were demolished and the salvageable materials were used to add
on to this house where the Elliotts raised their two children, Clydene and
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| The rock wall was built around the yard in 1965
to match the neighbor's driveway wall. Mary and Albert lived in this home
until their deaths in 1977 and 1981.
The house sat vacant for many years until Clydene and Alvis Maynard
began the long process of restoration in 1997. During the restoration,
Alvis uncovered the original insulation in the walls: flour and chicken
feed sacks dated 1936. These sacks are now framed and hang in the kitchen.
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The house now has central heat and cooling,
modernized wiring and plumbing, insulated walls and windows, new doors,
new roof, new siding, and a new screened back porch while still
maintaining the integrity and authenticity of the original craftsman
style. The current living room and kitchen have the original wood
flooring. The kitchen cabinets were part of the original miner's shack.
Mary Elliott planted the rosebushes in the front in the 1950's. |
| The "vintage shed" in the backyard is
also the product of the materials Albert salvaged from the other houses.
One of the unique things about the Elliott House is its location. Once
you have been to Bisbee you will appreciate the ample parking in the yard
with no stairs to climb. The Elliott House is located on Tombstone Canyon
just one mile from historic downtown Bisbee. |
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