- Sharlot Hall Museum
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Coordinates: 34°32′30″N 112°28′25″W / 34.541667°N 112.473611°W
Sharlot Hall Museum 
Old Governor's Mansion on the museum grounds (2008 photo)Established 1928 Location Prescott, Arizona Type Living history Website http://www.sharlot.org/ The Sharlot Hall Museum is an open air museum located in Prescott, Arizona. Opened in 1928 by Sharlot M. Hall as the Old Governor's Mansion Museum, it is dedicated to preserving the history and folklore of Yavapai County, Arizona. The museum grounds include the NRHP-listed Governor's Mansion, in its original location, and several buildings and structures that were moved to the property. These include:
- Fort Misery (the oldest log cabin in Arizona, built in 1864, moved to this property in 1934)
- the Iron Turbine Windmill (also NRHP-listed),
- Ranch House another moved log cabin
- more
Old Governor's Mansion
Old Governor's Mansion
Location: 400 block of W. Gurley, Prescott, Arizona Coordinates: 34°32′29″N 112°28′23″W / 34.54139°N 112.47306°W Area: 1.5 acres (0.61 ha). Built: 1864 Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 71000121[1] Added to NRHP: September 10, 1971 
Descendents of Margaret McCormick's roses
Old Governor's Mansion was built in 1864 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] In front of the mansion are roses, of French "Boursalt" type, descended from 1865 planting by Margaret McCormick, wife of the 2nd governor of the Arizona Territory (see photo including informational plaque).
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- Seftel, Emily (December 27, 2007). "Prescott's Sharlot Hall Museum". Arizona Republic. pp. 16A. http://www.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/features/articles/1227sharlot-ON.html.
- Hall, Sharlot M. (June 9, 1937). "Sharlot Hall Museum, With Old Mansion As Nucleus, Grows Gradually In Scope". Prescott Evening Courier. pp. 2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9e0KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5619,1144522.
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- Organizations established in 1928
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