of the gable ends. This theme is repeated on a smaller scale on the cupola pediments. Elegantly slim chimneys once served every room but are now reduced to two. An iron spiral stair ascends the southeast corner to the courtroom. Formerly another arose from the jail below the courtroom directly to the prisoner's table. It replaced an elevator which proved unsatisfactory. The front entrance porch is carried by four square pillars, two free and two attached, all have a large groove on each face. It is topped by a balustrade. The porch cornice is dentated. The main portion of the Tombstone Courthouse was built in 1882 at a cost of $50,000. An addition to the rear was built in 1904. The building served as Cochise County courthouse until 1929 when the county seat was moved to Bisbee. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. See also Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Bisbee Massacre Shootout at Wilson Ranch Gallery References External links Arizona State Parks: Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park 1959 establishments in Arizona Buildings and structures in Cochise County, Arizona County courthouses in Arizona Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Historic American Buildings Survey in Arizona History museums in Arizona Museums in Cochise County, Arizona Parks in Cochise County, Arizona Protected areas established in 1959 State parks of Arizona Government buildings completed in 1882 Law enforcement museums in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Cochise County, Arizona Tombstone, Arizona