Courthouse Plaza Historic District Explained

Courthouse Plaza Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Location:	Roughly bounded by Gurley, Montezuma, Cortez and Goodwin Sts., Prescott, Arizona
Coordinates:	34.5409°N -112.4694°W
Architecture:	Late Victorian
Added:	December 14, 1978
Refnum:	78003583
Nocat:	yes

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.

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

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 NaNfeet building with colossal columns, pilasters, and pediment
• Goldwater Mercantile
• Electric Building^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000052}} Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA].
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78003583}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouse Plaza Historic District ]. National Park Service. May 24, 2018. With Includes individual buildings' Arizona State Historic Property Inventory forms, including Masonic Temple on page 55 of PDF.