We settled on the Kennecott/Phelps Dodge Company Store buildings as the best site for our enterprise. Built in 1911, the 18,000 sq. ft. buildings are in 4 “sections”. The wooden building shown on the right is comprised of 2 rooms. The first is 4850 sq. ft, (with a second floor) and beside it a 2,450 sq. ft room (with a basement and a hand-pulled freight elevator). There is a connecting building of 900 sq. ft. (which is Joe's art studio) and then the red brick 3,500 sq. ft. Old Hurley Store. A unique space for a fine art gallery, printmaking workshop and a picture framing facility. In the front of the gallery, is a small gift shop and a museum that recounts the history of Hurley as well as the Mimbres Indians and various copper and silver mining sites in the area.
As the previous owners had converted 1700 sq. feet of the back of the store (an area that was originally the payroll office - complete with a walk-in safe) into a modern 2-bedroom apartment, we moved in on October 10th, 2005.