Idaho Hotel

You’re now standing in front of the Idaho Hotel, one of the largest and most photographed buildings in Silver City. In its prime, the hotel featured 50 guest rooms, a large dining room, kitchen, and office. 

Originally built in Ruby City, the hotel was dismanteled, moved approximately one mile up Jordan Creek, and then reassembled in Silver in 1866. By 1869 running water was piped into the hotel and a bath house was featured. 

Many events, weddings, and gatherings happened at the hotel during Silver's boom years. During a particularly rowdy Fourth of July celebration in 1873 a cannon blast  shattered a third of the hotel’s windows. 

The hotel served as the stage stop for many years. Each week a team of six horses and a stagecoach filled with people, packages, and produce would arrive, giving townspeople a rare connection to the wider world.

Like most buildings in Silver, the hotel suffered a serious decline after the mines shut down and the county seat moved from Silver to Murphy in 1934. It was revived in the early 1970s and today is one of a few businesses in town. You can still book a room, buy a souvenir, have a meal, a drink, or enjoy a piece of pie.