Prescott AZ Area Information

Prescott AZ - Everybody’s Hometown

Brick buildings. Historic hotels. Whiskey Row. A beautiful classical revival courthouse from 1916. Prescott is a town rich in Arizona history.

Founded in 1864 and incorporated in 1881, Prescott is a town rich in Arizona history. Long before Arizona became a state, Prescott served as the capitol city of Arizona territory from 1864 to 1867 and again from 1877 to 1889. The city is built around a town square with a beautiful classical revival style courthouse, completed in 1916. With a historic downtown and famous Whiskey Row, Prescott has that old-town charm that is not found in many larger cities. Today, the population of Prescott has grown to about 42,000 people.

Prescott is located less than an hour’s drive from Phoenix, but it is a world away from the noise and congestion of the big city. Up here the air is cleaner, there are natural lakes, and the elevation of 5,400 feet offers a diversity of animals and plant life not found in the Salt River Valley. Prescott is one of a handful of places in Arizona that offers true four-season living.

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