Courthouse Plaza Historic District
Masonic Temple and former Prescott National Bank, in 2008
Courthouse Plaza Historic District is located in Arizona
Courthouse Plaza Historic District
Courthouse Plaza Historic District is located in the United States
Courthouse Plaza Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Gurley, Montezuma, Cortez and Goodwin Sts., Prescott, Arizona
Coordinates34°32′27″N 112°28′10″W / 34.54090°N 112.4694°W / 34.54090; -112.4694
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSPrescott Territorial Buildings MRA
NRHP reference No.78003583[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 1978

The Courthouse Plaza Historic District is a historic district in Prescott, Arizona that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978.[1]

It includes 26 contributing buildings including the Yavapai County Courthouse (already separately listed on the NRHP) and the Masonic Temple, in a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area.[1][2]

The most significant buildings are:

  • Bank of Arizona Building
  • Knights of Pythias Building
  • Prescott National Bank Building
  • Levy Building
  • Palace Hotel
  • St. Michael Hotel
  • Masonic Temple (1907), three-story 50 by 95 feet (15 m × 29 m) building with colossal columns, pilasters, and pediment
  • Goldwater Mercantile
  • Electric Building[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA".
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouse Plaza Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2018. With accompanying 13 photos, historic and from 1977 Includes individual buildings' Arizona State Historic Property Inventory forms, including Masonic Temple on page 55 of PDF.
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