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The Havasu Fred
Harvey House
still stands in Seligman
today, photo courtesy
University of Arizona Library
As railroad
traffic increased in
Seligman,
Arizona the Havasu
Fred Harvey House
was built. Opening in 1905, the hotel included 60,000 square feet,
housing numerous hotel rooms, a large kitchen, a lunch room and a news
stand. Abandoned by the railroad years ago, the building still
stands today, but is currently (October, 2007) in danger of being torn
down. According to federal regulations, any occupied building must be a
safe distance from active railroad tracks, which the building is not
deemed to be, and the current owner,
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, plans to
demolish the building in 2008.
However,
locals and Route 66 preservationists are actively working to save the
building. The "Save the Seligman Harvey House" campaign is currently
working to see if the historic structure can be safely moved.
Unfortunately, they lost the fight and the building is scheduled to be
demolished in May, 2008.
The old
Seligman depot,
courtesy
Don
Gray,
September, 2007.
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