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Head House
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National Register of Historic Places

Head House

On the National Register since 197848 years
Shingle StyleListed 1978Prescott
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About Head House

Head House, at 309 E. Gurley, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 14, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Shingle Style, as it does for 2 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA. 32 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Prescott, Arizona, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

309 E. Gurley, Prescott · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Head HouseStart here
  2. 2Gage/Murphy HouseClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3First Congregational Church and ParsonageLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Day HouseGothic · next door
  5. 5Hassayampa HotelMission Revival · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHenry Goldwater HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBLawler-Hetherington Double HouseBuilding0.1 miBPeter HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBMarks HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBPrescott Public LibraryBuilt 19030.1 miBHawkins HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBBurmister/Timerhoff HouseClassical Revival0.1 miBElks Building and TheaterEarly Commercial0.1 miBClark HouseBuilt 18830.1 miBOtis HouseGothic Revival0.1 miBMartin/Ling HouseLate Victorian0.1 miBSloan HouseClassical Revival · Built 19000.1 miBMorin HouseStick/Eastlake0.1 miBRoberts HouseEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.1 miBMormon ChurchNeo-Classical0.1 miDEast Prescott Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late Victorian0.1 miBShekels HouseEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.2 miBKenwill ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.2 mi
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BFredericks HouseBuilding0.2 miBHazeltine HouseBuilding0.2 miDJoslin and Whipple Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBYavapai County CourthouseClassical Revival0.2 miDCourthouse Plaza Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBDrake HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBBlumberg HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBMountain States Telephone and Telegraph Exchange BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBSacred Heart Catholic Church and RectoryLate Gothic Revival · Built 18940.2 miBSewall HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBWells HouseItalianate0.3 miBMorrison HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBHotel VendomeColonial Revival0.3 miBFisher/Goldwater HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-Prescott MainBeaux Arts0.3 miBHill, Sam, HardwareBuilt 19010.3 miDWhipple Heights Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBSanta Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad DepotBuilding0.3 miBDetwiler HouseBuilt 19000.3 miBWilder HouseQueen Anne0.4 miDSouth Prescott Townsite (Additional Documentation)Victorian Vernacular0.4 miBMulvenon BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBCurtis CottageEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.4 miBJames I. Gardner StoreBuilding0.4 miBHill, Samuel, Hardware Company WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBOld Governor's MansionBuilt 19280.5 miStIron Turbine WindmillStructure0.5 miDNorth Prescott Townsite Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Head House

Is Head House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 14, 1978 (Register number 78003234).

Is Head House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jerome Historic District, 24.8 miles away.

Can you visit Head House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Head House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75609295 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.