Cochise County Courthouse

Arizona · USA · Prison

The old county jail is on the top floor of this 1931 Art Deco building. Cigar smoke is smelled in the Division Two judge's chambers.

The Cochise County Courthouse at Bisbee, Arizona was built in 1931 and is one of the finest Art Deco buildings in the southwest.

The top floor held the county jail, and it is where the reports concentrate. People describe the atmosphere there as heavy, and describe smells that have no source.

The chambers of the Division Two judge produce their own accounts, including the scent of cigar smoke that comes and goes.

Security staff have their own experiences of the building.

The courthouse grounds hold something else. Executions in this county were carried out by hanging in a gallows yard beside the building, and the last took place in the twentieth century within living memory of people still in the town.

A courthouse concentrates the worst days of a great many lives into one address, which is a fair description of what a county seat does.

The building is still in use as a working courthouse.

FAQ

Hvor ligger Cochise County Courthouse?

Cochise County Courthouse ligger i Arizona, USA.