Cochise Hotel

The Cochise Hotel is a historic and functional hotel located in the town of Cochise in southeastern Arizona. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1976.[2]

Cochise Hotel
The Cochise Hotel in 2013.
Location in the state of Arizona
Cochise Hotel (the United States)
LocationOff U.S. 191 in Cochise, Arizona
Coordinates32°6′17.36″N 109°55′19.64″W
Built1882
Architectural styleFalse front
NRHP reference No.76000370 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1976

History

The hotel was originally built in 1882 by the railroad telegrapher and father of the town of Cochise, John Rath. The hotel has been in operation since then and is still open and currently being restored. The hotel was built with the purpose of serving railroad crews traveling through the town. The railroad depot, now gone, was located directly across the street.[3]

After its opening in 1882, Rath and the Cochise Hotel served many purposes for the local community. These purposes included serving as the Wells Fargo office, the telegraph office, the community laundry and the local post office beginning in 1896. In 1899, Big Nose Kate, Mary Katherine Harony Cummings, the famed sidekick of John Henry Holliday aka Doc Holliday, was hired to work in the hotel after Holliday's death.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "National Register of Historical Place, ARIZONA(AZ), Cochise County". Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  3. "Cochise western ghost town". Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  4. "Big Nose Kate - Doc Holliday's Sidekick - Page 2". Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
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