Tour Stop 7: Verde Valley Mercantile Company, c. 1917
514 Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
The Verde Valley Mercantile building is associated with the growth of commerce and automotive transportation in Camp Verde during the 1910s and 1920s. Organized by partners Heath, Back, and Taylor, the building is made from poured concrete. In its time, this was considered a stylish and modern construction method. The Mercantile competed with the established Wingfield Commercial Company, a business that, by no coincidence, was housed in a nearby reinforced concrete building.
The Verde Valley Mercantile carried a “full line of merchandise” and even issued its own coins. Later, the Mercantile building housed the Ford, Dodge, and Hudson dealership, a business that also retailed Goodrich Tires.

Quick Links to the Tour Stops
Tour Stop 1: Camp Verde Grammar School, c. 1914
Tour Stop 2: Grandma’s Rental Cottages, c. 1932
Tour Stop 3: Dance Hall, c. 1915
Tour Stop 4: Stage Stop and Boarding House, c. 1875
Tour Stop 5: Head House, c. 1873
Tour Stop 6: Sutler’s Store/Wingfield Building/Camp Verde State Bank, c. 1871-1916
Tour Stop 7: Verde Valley Mercantile Company, c. 1917
Tour Stop 8: Joe Lane’s Red Star Saloon, c. 1900
Tour Stop 9: Wingfield Store/Boler’s Bar, c. 1933
Tour Stop 10: Civil Works Administration Jail, c. 1933
Tour Stop 11: Old Camp Verde High School, c. 1918