100,000 people inhabited the Prescott area more than 9,000 years ago.
These people were likely early ancestors of the Yavapai tribe, whose reservation
now borders the city.
Prescott developed rapidly and in 1865 was described as being built exclusively
of wood and inhabited almost entirely by Americans. Both of these facts
made it unique among early communities in Arizona. Prescott lost its title
as the Capital of Arizona to Tucson and finally to Phoenix in 1889. In
1900, a devastating fire burned Prescott to the ground; but it was rebuilt,
and many of the buildings you see today are reminders of its past. Today,
the older residential streets are lined with tall trees and pitched-roof
frame houses, including turreted Victorians. Prescott has many homes and
businesses on the National Register of Historic Places and its white granite
courthouse, set among green lawns and spreading trees, reflects the Midwestern
and New England background of Prescott�s pioneers.
Click on the URL below to learn more about Prescott, Arizona.
Sincerely your
Kim Irwin
Realtor
Prescott.com
