1909 Bisbee Boarding House Turned Haunted Bed-and-Breakfast
26 Soule Avenue, Bisbee, AZ 85603
Age
18+ for overnight ghost-hunt programs; daytime visits all ages
Cost
$$$
Room rates and overnight ghost-hunt programs at published rates.
Access
Limited Access
Multi-story historic building with stairs; hilly Bisbee streets outside
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1909 · Calumet & Arizona Mining Company executive boarding house · Operating bed and breakfast since 1986 · Featured in Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures (2012)
The Oliver House sits in the historic Brewery Gulch district of Bisbee, Arizona, and was constructed beginning in 1909 by Edith Ann Oliver and her husband Henry Oliver. Henry was a mining executive connected with the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company, one of the dominant copper-mining concerns in southern Arizona during the early 20th century, and the building was developed as a residence and workspace for that company's executives.
Bisbee in this era was a fast-growing copper town with a transient population of miners, executives, and laborers. The Oliver House's documented incidents fit that broader pattern. In February 1920 Nathaniel 'Nat' Anderson, a miner who occupied Room 13, was shot twice and killed at the top of the stairs near his room. Anderson had been involved with a married woman whose husband he reportedly owed money. A separate widely reported incident in 1932 involved a man who, after discovering his spouse with another partner inside the building, shot several people on the property before turning the firearm on himself.
The building changed hands several times across the 20th century. In 1986 Dennis Schranz purchased the property and converted it into a full bed and breakfast, and it has operated as a historic inn since. The Oliver House appeared in a 2012 episode of the Travel Channel's 'Ghost Adventures' series, paired with Bisbee's nearby Copper Queen Hotel.
Sources
The Oliver House's haunted reputation is tied directly to its documented violent history. Guests staying in or near Room 13 have reported activity associated with Nat Anderson, the miner shot twice at the top of the stairs in February 1920. Reports include phantom footsteps on the stairs, a sense of being watched, and impressions of a man's presence near the doorway.
A second cluster of reports involves rooms associated with the 1932 multiple-fatality incident. Guests in these rooms describe what feels like a heavy or oppressive atmosphere, occasional disembodied voices, and faint sounds resembling distant party noise from corridors that are unoccupied.
The inn's current operation as a bed and breakfast and overnight ghost-hunt destination means that the experiences reported by guests are well-documented in trip reports, podcast interviews, and a 2012 episode of 'Ghost Adventures.' Owners have generally treated the building's history with archival respect rather than dramatization.
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Media Appearances
Stay in one of the inn's themed rooms inside the 1909 Calumet & Arizona executives' boarding house, including the Nat Anderson Room and other guest rooms tied to the building's documented incidents.
Investigation-focused overnight programs run on-site, with access to the upper floors and corridors associated with the building's reported activity.
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