![Jerome, Arizona brothel 1898](https://westernmininghistory.com/images/town_gallery/Jerome_AZ_1898_05166.jpg)
Photo Description
Pictured here is Jennie Bauter's brothel at Jerome, Arizona in 1898. Jennie is the woman in the black dress in the center of the balcony. This was her second building on this site which burned in 1898. The first burned down in 1897 and the third building still stands today. When Jennie Bauters was murdered in 1905, she was reputed to be the wealthiest woman in the Arizona Territory.