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Courthouse Plaza Historic District
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Masonic Temple and former Prescott National Bank, in 2008
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Location Roughly bounded by Gurley, Montezuma, Cortez and Goodwin Sts., Prescott, Arizona
Area 17 acres (6.9 ha)
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA
NRHP reference No. 78003583
Added to NRHP December 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.

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.

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
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