This self-guided tour created by the Camp Verde Historical Society includes thirteen historic buildings dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The buildings present a range of construction methods and materials, including adobe brick, hand-milled limestone blocks, rough-hewn pine boards, and ferro-cement. Some of the buildings on this tour scarcely resemble their original structure, while others retain many historic features.
All tour stops are within walking distance of the Camp Verde Historical Society (Stop 1) and are marked with plaques. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended. Bring plenty of water and portable shade in the summer. Please note that Stops 5 and 13 are private residences and visitation is not permitted.
FORT VERDE STATE HISTORIC PARK offers informative displays of U.S. Army life during the Indian Wars of 1871-1875 and is within easy walking distance from Camp Verde’s Main Street.
CLEAR CREEK CHURCH is not included on this walking tour, but the historic structure is easily accessible via a paved country road. The Camp Verde Historical Society oversees the maintenance and preservation of the church and its grounds.
Printed tour brochures are available at the Camp Verde Visitor Center.
Heritage In Camp Verde
Quick Links to the Tour Stops
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
Tour Stop 1: Camp Verde Grammar School, c. 1914
434 South Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
The local school district superintendent laid the stones for this three-room grammar school building in 1914. He completed the structure during summer...
Tour Stop 2: Grandma’s Rental Cottages, c. 1932
493 South Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Josephine Frederick was one-of-a-kind, a California girl who immigrated to Beaver Creek in 1899 and ranched with her husband. After his...
Tour Stop 3: Dance Hall, c. 1915
545 S. Main St., Camp Verde, AZ 86322
The center of early-day family entertainment, the old Camp Verde Dance Hall was a porch-less, one-and-a-half story, wood framed building with a...
Tour Stop 4: Stage Stop and Boarding House, c. 1875
567 Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
William ‘Boss’ Head, a sutler at Fort Verde from the early 1870s to 1890s, built the south wing of this adobe brick stage stop and...
Tour Stop 5: Head House, c. 1873
17 Salt Mine Road, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
William Stanford Head was a central figure during Camp Verde's founding years. Head acquired the nickname "Boss" after the way he bullied...
Tour Stop 6: Sutler’s Store/Wingfield Building/CV State Bank, c. 1871-1916
564 South Main St., Camp Verde, AZ 86322
The adobe bricks in the southernmost walls of the Sutler's Store were laid in 1871. Built and briefly run by early-day Yavapai County...
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...
Tour Stop 8: Joe Lane’s Red Star Saloon, c. 1900
396 South Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Like so many historic buildings on Camp Verde’s Main Street, the building known today as the Montezuma Inn has experienced many incarnations....
Tour Stop 9: Wingfield Store/Boler’s Bar, c. 1933
325 S. Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
The Boler’s Bar building is associated with commercial development along Camp Verde's Main Street during the 1930s. It was originally built by...
Tour Stop 10: Civil Works Administration Jail, c. 1933
44 East Hollamon St., Camp Verde, AZ 86322
When the military abandoned Fort Verde in 1891, it left the Camp Verde community without a jail. It was not until 1933...
Tour Stop 11: Old Camp Verde High School, c. 1918
395 South Main Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Constructed in 1918, the old Camp Verde High School is now part of the Town of Camp Verde’s government office complex, housing...
Tour Stop 12: Hance House, c. 1917
112 South Coppinger Street, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Built in 1917, the Hance House was constructed next to the surgeon's quarters at Fort Verde for George Washington Hance, one...
Tour Stop 13: Camp Verde Armory, c. 1871
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Constructed of locally handmade adobe bricks, the Camp Verde Armory is the oldest U.S. Army structure in the Verde Valley. It served as a storehouse for...