The Cochise Hotel is a historic and functional hotel located in the town of

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in southeastern

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. The hotel was listed on the

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on October 22, 1976.

History

The hotel was originally built in 1882 by the railroad

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er 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. After its opening in 1882, Rath and the Cochise Hotel served many purposes for the local community. These purposes included serving as the

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office, the telegraph office, the community laundry and the local post office beginning in 1896. In 1899,

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, Mary Katherine Harony Cummings, the famed sidekick of John Henry Holliday aka

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, was hired to work in the hotel after Holliday's death.

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Photo of Cochise Hotel
{{NRHP Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Buildings and structures in Cochise County, Arizona Railway hotels in the United States 1882 establishments in Arizona Territory Hotel buildings completed in 1882 Hotels established in 1882 National Register of Historic Places in Cochise County, Arizona

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