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Sharlot Hall Museum#Overview

{{short description|Historic house in Arizona, United States}}

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|image = Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum.jpg

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|established = 1928

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|location = Prescott, Arizona

|type = Living history

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|director = Paul Fees (Interim){{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Staff Directory |url=https://sharlothallmuseum.org/staff-directory/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Sharlot Hall Museum |language=en-US}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old Governor's Mansion

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| location = 400 block of W. Gurley, Prescott, Arizona

| coordinates = {{coord|34|32|29|N|112|28|23|W|source:NRIS2013a|display=inline}}

| locmapin = Arizona#USA

| built = 1864

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| added = September 10, 1971

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| refnum = 71000121{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

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The Sharlot Hall Museum is an open-air museum and heritage site located in Prescott, Arizona. Opened in 1928 by Sharlot M. Hall as the Gubernatorial Mansion Museum, the museum that now bears her name is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Central Highlands of Arizona.

Overview

The museum grounds comprises almost four acres and includes 11 exhibit buildings, six of which are historic. This includes the Governor's Mansion built at its site in 1864 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Several historic buildings and structures were moved to the property, and include:

  • Fort Misery (the oldest log cabin in Arizona, built in 1864, moved to this property in 1934),
  • Frémont House (built in 1875, home of 5th Territorial governor John C. Frémont, moved to the museum in 1971),
  • Bashford House (built in 1877 and was the Victorian home of businessman William Bashford).

Additional historic buildings built on-site include the Sharlot Hall Building (stone exhibit building built during the Depression as a CWA project) and the nearby Ranch House.

Additional exhibit buildings include the Lawler Exhibit Center, built in the 1970s which houses the museum's pre-history exhibit; the Transportation Building, built in 1937 and houses the museum's rolling stock; and the School House, built as a replica to the first school house built in Prescott in 1868.

Sharlot Hall Museum also has a Library and Archives, located across the street at 115 S. McCormick Street. It provides full-service research opportunities through its vast collections of rare books and special holdings of original documents, photographs, maps, and oral histories.

History

=Old Governor's Mansion=

The Old Governor's Mansion was built in 1864 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

It was built at a cost of $6,000 by contractors were Blair, Hatz, and Raible, who reportedly underestimated the cost of transporting building materials and lost

$1,500 on the contract.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=71000121}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: "Old Governor's Mansion" / "Old Capitol" and Grounds / Gubernatorial Mansion |publisher=National Park Service|author=Robert Fink |date=April 14, 1971 |accessdate=February 9, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=71000121|photos=y|title=accompanying five photos from 1969 to 1971}}

In front of the mansion are roses, of French "Boursault" type, descended from 1865 planting by Margaret McCormick, wife of the 2nd governor of the Arizona Territory (see photo including informational plaque).

File:GovernorsMansion Roses PrescottArea271 May2008.jpg|Descendants of Margaret McCormick's roses

Images

Images of some historic structures and exhibits in the Sharlot Hall Museum:

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|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Governors Mansion-1864-5.jpg |Inside the "Old Governor's Mansion"

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Governors Mansion-1864-8.jpg |Inside another room of the "Old Governor's Mansion"

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Governors Mansion-1864-10.jpg |Inside the "Old Governor's Mansion"

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Bashford House-1877-2.jpg |The William C. Bashford House

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Bashford House-1877-5.jpg |Inside the Bashford House

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Bashford House-1877-6.jpg|The Bashford House staircase.

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Fremont House-1875-2.jpg |The John Charles Frémont House

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Fort Misery Log Cabin-1864-3.jpg |Fort Misery Log Cabin

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Fort Misery Log Cabin-1864-5.jpg |Inside the Fort Misery Log Cabin

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Fort Misery Log Cabin-1864-6.jpg |Different room in the Fort Misery Log Cabin

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Ranch House-1936-1.jpg |The Ranch House

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Ranch House-1936-3.jpg |Inside the Ranch House

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Transportation Building-1937-2.jpg |The Transportation Building

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Transportation Building-1937-4.jpg |Exhibits inside the Transportation Building

|File: Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Transportation Building-1937-Columbia Ordinary Bicycle-1886.jpg|A 1937 Columbia Ordinary Bicycle on exhibit.

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Transportation Building-1937-Sharlot Hall' s 1927 Durant Star Touring Car.jpg |Sharlot Hall's 1927 Durant Star Touring Car on exhibit.

|File: Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Iron Turbine Windmill-1876.jpg|The Iron Turbine Windmill.

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-Sharlot M. Hall Building-1936.jpg |The Sharlot M. Hall building which also served as her residence

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-School-1.jpg|Replica of Prescott's first 1872 community schoolhouse.

|File:Prescott-Sharlot Hall Museum-School-2.jpg|Inside the replica of Prescott's first community schoolhouse.

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See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Sharlot Hall Museum}}

  • [https://www.sharlothallmuseum.org/ Official website]
  • [https://www.sharlot.org/library-archive/ Sharlot Hall Museum Library & Archives]
  • {{cite news | first = Emily | last = Seftel | title = Prescott's Sharlot Hall Museum | page = 16A | publisher = Arizona Republic | date = December 27, 2007 | url = http://www.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/features/articles/1227sharlot-ON.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117145441/http://www.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/features/articles/1227sharlot-ON.html?nclick_check=1|archive-date=2013-01-17 }}
  • {{cite news | first = Sharlot M. | last = Hall | title = Sharlot Hall Museum, With Old Mansion As Nucleus, Grows Gradually In Scope | page = 2 | publisher = Prescott Evening Courier | date = June 9, 1937 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9e0KAAAAIBAJ&pg=5619,1144522 }}

{{Prescott, Arizona}}

{{National Register of Historic Places}}

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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona

Category:Organizations established in 1928

Category:Open-air museums in Arizona

Category:Museums in Prescott, Arizona

Category:Museums established in 1928

Category:1928 establishments in Arizona

Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona

Category:Houses in Yavapai County, Arizona

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Prescott, Arizona

Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1864