List of historic properties in Tombstone, Arizona

List of historic properties
in Tombstone, Arizona
Town
Historic Allen Street

Location in Cochise County and the state of Arizona
Ed Schieffelin in 1880

This is a list of historic properties in Tombstone, Arizona, which includes a photographic gallery of some of the remaining historic structures. The majority of these structures are in the Tombstone Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, reference #66000171. Included are the photographs of individual properties identified as historic by the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Sacred Heart Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Tombstone City Hall and the Tombstone Courthouse. Also included is the historic Boot Bill Graveyard with images of the graves of some of the town's notable internees.

Tombstone

Tombstone was a mining town founded in 1879 by Ed Schieffelin. Schieffelin was a prospector who laid claim to what was to become one of the biggest silver mines in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. The mine was named the Schieffelin Mine. Schieffelin, together with some partners, owned or had interest in the Contention Mine and the Tombstone Mining and Milling Company, which owned the Tough Nut mine. Prospectors and business entrepreneurs began to settle the town once word got out of the silver strike.[1][2]

On October 26, 1881, Tombstone gained national notoriety with the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that involved the brothers Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil Earp and Doc Holiday against Ike Clanton, Billy Clanton, Frank McLowry, Tom McLowry and Billy Claibourne, members of the "Cowboys".[3][4][5]

The structures in Allen Street, where the gunfight took place, are included in the Tombstone Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. The District was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, reference #66000171.[3]

Structures and places of historical interest

The Wyatt Earp House and Gallery, located on the corner of Freemont Road and 1st Street, is an art museum which people often confuse as once being the house owned by Wyatt and Mattie Earp

The following are structures and places of historical interest in Tombstone:

  • The Ed Schieffelin Monument (Grave) - The final resting place of Ed Schieffelin, the founder of Tombstone. The monument is actually a claim marker 25 feet tall and 16 feet in diameter constructed over Ed Schieffelin's grave. It is located on a hill in West Schieffelin Monument Road.[6]
  • Schiefflin's Mine - The mine was founded in 1877 by Ed Schieffelin.[7]
  • The Bucket of Blood Saloon - This building once housed the Holiday Water Company and the Owl Cafe and Hotel. It is the oldest continually operated restaurant in Tombstone. The structure was built c. 1880 and is located at 501 E Allen St.. It now houses the Longhorn Restaurant.[8][9] Virgil Earp was shot on December 29, 1881 from the second floor.[10]
  • The Sacred Heart Church Parish - The parish was built in 1881 and is located at 516 Safford St. It was listed together with the Sacred Heart Church in the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 2002, reference #02000032.
  • The Sacred Heart Church - The church was built in 1947 and is located at 516 Safford St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 2002, reference #02000032.
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - The church was built in 1882 and is located at Safford and 3rd Streets. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1971, reference #71000111.
  • The Bella Union Saloon and Opera House - The building was built in 1878. It is located in the corner of Fremont and 4th Streets. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[11]
  • The J L Silver Co. Building - The structure was built in 1890 and is located on 425 E. Allen Street. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966 as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.
  • The Oriental Saloon - The saloon building was built in 1880 and is located at 500 E. Allen Street. Wyatt Earp was engaged as a faro dealer in the Oriental. The Oriental Saloon building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[12]
  • The Allen English Home - The house was built in 1882 and is located at 304 Toughnut Street. English was a partner in the Smith and Goodrich law firm. He served 3 terms as Cochise County District Attorney. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.
  • Schieffelin Hall - The structure was built in 1881 by Albert Schieffelin and is located 402 East Fremont Street (N 4th St.). It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.
  • The Tombstone Courthouse - The courthouse was built in 1882 and is located in 223 E Toughnut St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1972, reference #72000196.
  • Tombstone City Hall - The city hall was built in 1882 and is located at 306 East Fremont Street. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1972, reference #72000195.
  • The Big Nose Kate's Saloon - The saloon was once the Grand Hotel. The original building was built in 1881 and is located at 417 E Allen St. The saloon was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[13]
  • The Crystal Palace - The Crystal Palace was built in 1879 and is located at 436 E Allen St. Originally known as the Golden Eagle Brewing Company, its second floor housed the offices of U.S. Deputy Marshal Virgil Earp. The palace was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.
  • The Bird Cage Theatre - The theater was built in 1881 and is located at 535 E Allen St. It was combination theater, saloon, gambling parlor and brothel that operated from 1881 to 1889. The theatre was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.
  • The Silver Nugget Bed and Breakfast - The structure was built in 1881 and is located at 520 East Allen Street. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[14]
  • The Can Can Restaurant - The corner building was built in 1876 and is located at Allen and 4th Streets. One of the co-owners of the restaurant was Ah Lum, husband of China Mary. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[15]
  • The William Herring building - This building served as the home and office of William Herring, Wyatt Earp's lawyer in the 2nd trail of the O.K. Corral gun fight. In 1893, his daughter Sarah became the first woman to practice before the Arizona Supreme Court and, in 1913, she became the first woman ever to argue a case unassisted by male counsel before the United States Supreme Court. The building now houses the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[16][17]
  • Fly's Photography Gallery - The structure was built in 1880 and is located at 109 S. 4th Street. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[18]
  • Tombstone High School - The original high school building built in 1922 and located at 605 East Freemont Road.[19] a notable alumni of the high school was Lorna E. Lockwood, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, and the first female chief justice of a state Supreme Court in the United States.[20]
  • Wyatt Earp House and Gallery - built in 1879. The house is located on the corner of Freemont Road and 1st Street. It is an art museum which features a wide array of creative art pieces. It is often confused as being the house of [Wyatt Earp|Wyatt Earp's House]][21]
  • The O.K. Corral - The O.K. Corral was the sight of the famous gunfight which took place on October 21, 1882. Among those involved in the gunfight were the Earps and Doc Holliday against Ike Clanton, Billy Clanton, Frank McLowry, Tom McLowry, Billy Claibourne members of "The Cowboys". The corral was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.

Boot Hill Graveyard

The bodies of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury.
  • Boot Hill Graveyard - The graveyard was established in 1878 and is located at 408 Arizona State Route 80. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, as part of the Tombstone Historic District, reference #66000171.[22]
  • The graves of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury members of the "Cowboys" who perished in the 1881 historic gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The graves are located in the historic Boot Hill Cemetery.
  • The grave of Newman Haynes "Old Man" Clanton - Clanton was the "Father" of the famous Clanton gang, which included Ike, and Billy Clanton. He was a notorious cattle thief who on Aug. 13, 1881, was ambushed and killed in Mexico.
  • The symbolic grave of John Heath - Heath was accused of organizing the robbery in Bisbee which ended up in a massacre known as the Bisbee Massacre. Heath is not buried in Boothill Cemetery; his body was returned to his estranged wife in Terrell, Texas, and was buried there in Oakland Cemetery. [23]
  • The graves of Dan "Big Dan" Dowd, Omer W. "Red" Sample, James "Tex" Howard, William E. "Billy" Delaney and Daniel "York" Kelley, perpetrators of the Bisbee massacre, legally hanged on March 28, 1884.[23]
  • The grave of China Mary a.k.a. Mrs Ah Lum who died in 1906.[15]

Historic Structures and Cemetery

Further reading

  • "Tombstone (Images of America: Arizona) " ; by: Jane Eppinga; Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; ISBN 978-0738520964
  • "Arizona Gunfighters"; by Laurence Yadon, Dan Anderson; Publisher: Pelican Publishing; ISBN 978-1589806511.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society"; journal=Arizoniana; year=1960;page=17
  2. ↑ "The Schieffelin Family"; Publisher=Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
  3. 1 2 "Tombstone Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Tombstone", February 1978, by Marilynn Larew;title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination;date=February 1978;publisher=National Park Service
  5. ↑ Tombstone--Accompanying 14 photos, 1 from 1880, 13 undated|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=February 1978|publisher=National Park Service
  6. ↑ Monument to Ed Schieffelin who discovered the mineral deposits at Tombstone, Arizona
  7. ↑ Moore, Richard E. (Winter 1986). "The Silver King: Ed Schieffelin, Prospector". 87 (4). Oregon Historical Quarterly: 367–387. JSTOR 20614087.
  8. ↑ Longhorn
  9. ↑ The Oldest Restaurant In Arizona Has A Truly Incredible History
  10. ↑ Long Horn Restaurant
  11. ↑ Bella Union Saloon and Opera House
  12. ↑ Tombstone Times
  13. ↑ Tombstone History
  14. ↑ Silver Nugget
  15. 1 2 CHINESE RESIDENTS IN TOMBSTONE
  16. ↑ Tombstone Western Heritage Museum]
  17. ↑ Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
  18. ↑ Fly's Photography Gallery
  19. ↑ Original Tombstone High School
  20. ↑ "Legends of the Judiciary" (PDF). Arizona Judicial Branch. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ↑ Wyatt Earp's House
  22. ↑ Boothill Graveyard
  23. 1 2 OLD WEST LEGENDS: John Heath and the Bisbee Massacre Archived 2012-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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