Built 1882 NRHP Reference # 76000370 Area 404.7 m² | Architectural style False front Opened 1882 Added to NRHP 22 October 1976 | |
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Location Off U.S. 191 in Cochise, Arizona Similar Pioneer Hotel, Oracle Historical Society, OK Corral, Gadsden Hotel, Dragoon Mountains | ||
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The Cochise Hotel is a historic and until quite recently, 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.
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History
The hotel was originally built in 1882 by the railroad telegrapher and father of the town of Cochise, John Rath. The hotel was in continuous operation until July 2007, and is now the private residence of Phillip Gessert, who has begun the restoration process. 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.
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, the famed sidekick of Doc Holliday, was hired to work in the hotel after Holliday's death.