National Register of Historic Places - Arizona (AZ), Cochise County

Cochise County Arizona (Historic Districts) has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bisbee Historic District, Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape, Douglas Municipal Airport, Faraway Ranch Historic District and Fort Bowie National Historic Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Apache, Mogollon, Anglo-American, Southern Mogollon and Chiricahua Apache dating back to 8999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Cochise County historic places including John Slaughter and Edward Murray Riggs.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cochise County places including Neil Erickson, J.H. Stafford, US Army, James Dickson and Lorenzo Huish. Prominent architectural styles found in Cochise Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Apache Powder Historic Residential District (added 1994 - - #94000078)

Also known as Powder Row

100 & 200 Blocks, W. 6th St. , Benson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring (added 1983 - - #83002985)

Also known as Knape Ranch

S of Bowie off Apache Pass Rd. , Bowie

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dickson,James

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Conservation Area, Fortification, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Benson Historic Barrio (added 2011 - - #11000174)

307-572 Fifth St, between San Pedro St and Route 80, Benson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Hispanic, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Benson Railroad Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000079)

200 & 300 Blocks, E. 3rd St. , Benson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Bisbee Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004487)

Also known as See Also:Phelps Dodge General Office Building

US 80 , Bisbee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Bisbee Residential Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000233)

Roughly bounded by the City of Bisbee city limits N. of Lavender Put Mine, excluding existing Bisbee Historic District , Bisbee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Government Office, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Bowie School District No. 14 (added 2015 - - #15000168)

Bowie, Bowie

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Camp Naco Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000853)

Jct. of Willson Rd. & Newell St., Naco

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Chiricahua National Monument Historic Designed Landscape (added 2008 - - #08001020)

Also known as Say Yahdesut "Point of Rocks", Wonderland of Rocks; Rhyolite Park; The Pinnacles

12856 E. Rhyolite Canyon Rd. , Willcox

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Historic Person:

Edward Murray Riggs

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Architecture, Conservation, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Public Works, Road-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Public Works, Road-Related

Council Rocks Archaeological District (added 1987 - - #86003666)

Address Restricted , St. David

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Apache, Mogollon

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Underwater

Douglas Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000146)

Also known as See Also:Gadsden Hotel;Grand Theatre

Roughly bounded by Pan American, H, and F Aves. along 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Sts. and G Ave. , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Douglas Municipal Airport (added 1975 - - #75000336)

E end of 10th Ave. , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related

Douglas Residential Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002095)

Roughly bounded by Twelfth St., Carmelita Ave., Seventh St., and East Ave. , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Huish,Lorenzo

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Douglas Sonoran Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001793)

Roughly bounded by the W side of H Ave. between Sixth and Ninth Sts. , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Faraway Ranch Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000368)

Also known as Faraway Ranch

AZ 181 , Dos Cabezas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Erickson,Neil, Stafford,J.H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1879

Area of Significance:

Military, Conservation, Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Social History, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Fort Bowie National Historic Site (added 1972 - - #72000194)

12 mi. S of Bowie , Bowie

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Native American, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Fort Huachuca (added 1974 - - #74000443)

Also known as Old Post Area

3.6 mi. W of Sierra Vista , Sierra Vista

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

Railroad Avenue Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000751)

Also known as See Also: Norton, John H., and Company

Roughly bounded by Curtis Ave., Stewart St., Southern Pacific RR tracks, and Grant St. , Willcox

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Rucker Canyon Archeological District (added 1995 - - #95000157)

Also known as AR-03-05-01-05;-20;-36;-37;-66;-366;-367;-368;-370;-371;-393

Address Restricted , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Military, Agriculture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Anglo-American, Southern Mogollon, Chiricahua Apache

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

San Bernardino Ranch (added 1966 - - #66000170)

Also known as John Slaughter Ranch

17 mi. E of Douglas on the international boundary , Douglas

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Slaughter,John,et al.

Significant Year:

1846, 1855, 1822

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

Cochise, Salado

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Schilling Ranch Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000608)

Also known as Winchester Ranch

6396 N. Schilling Ranch Rd. , Corral

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Tombstone Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000171)

Also known as See Also:St. Paul`s Episcopal Church;Tombstone City Hall

U.S. 80 , Tombstone

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Park