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Peter House
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National Register of Historic Places

Peter House

On the National Register since 197848 years
Queen AnneListed 1978Prescott
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About Peter House

Peter House, at 211 E. Union, 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 Queen Anne, as it does for 63 other Arizona listings. It was listed as part of Prescott Territorial Buildings MRA. 35 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

211 E. Union, Prescott · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Peter HouseStart here
  2. 2Marks HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Lawler-Hetherington Double HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Henry Goldwater HouseQueen Anne · next door
  5. 5Gage/Murphy HouseClassical Revival · next door
Around it

48 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BShekels HouseEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.1 miBKenwill ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.1 miBYavapai County CourthouseClassical Revival0.1 miDCourthouse Plaza Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.1 miBPrescott Public LibraryBuilt 19030.1 miBHead HouseShingle Style0.1 miBElks Building and TheaterEarly Commercial0.1 miBDay HouseGothic0.1 miBFirst Congregational Church and ParsonageLate Victorian0.1 miBHassayampa HotelMission Revival0.1 miBWells HouseItalianate0.2 miBMorrison HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBHotel VendomeColonial Revival0.2 miBFisher/Goldwater HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBFredericks HouseBuilding0.2 miBHazeltine HouseBuilding0.2 miDJoslin and Whipple Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-Prescott MainBeaux Arts0.2 mi
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BHill, Sam, HardwareBuilt 19010.2 miBHawkins HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBBurmister/Timerhoff HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBClark HouseBuilt 18830.2 miBOtis HouseGothic Revival0.2 miBMartin/Ling HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBSloan HouseClassical Revival · Built 19000.2 miBMorin HouseStick/Eastlake0.2 miBRoberts HouseEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.2 miBMormon ChurchNeo-Classical0.2 miDEast Prescott Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late Victorian0.2 miBMountain States Telephone and Telegraph Exchange BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBSacred Heart Catholic Church and RectoryLate Gothic Revival · Built 18940.2 miBWilder HouseQueen Anne0.3 miDSouth Prescott Townsite (Additional Documentation)Victorian Vernacular0.3 miBMulvenon BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBDrake HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBBlumberg HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBSewall HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBSanta Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad DepotBuilding0.3 miBDetwiler HouseBuilt 19000.3 miBOld Governor's MansionBuilt 19280.4 miStIron Turbine WindmillStructure0.4 miBCurtis CottageEarly Territorial Frame Cottage0.4 miDWhipple Heights Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBJames I. Gardner StoreBuilding0.4 miBHill, Samuel, Hardware Company WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBArizona Pioneers' HomeLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19090.5 miBA. W. Robinson BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miDNorth Prescott Townsite Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi
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Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Marks House0 mi away
Henry Goldwater House0.1 mi away
Morrison House0.2 mi away
Hawkins House0.2 mi away

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Questions about Peter House

Is Peter House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 14, 1978 (Register number 78003247).

Is Peter House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jerome Historic District, 24.9 miles away.

Can you visit Peter 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 Peter 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 75609289 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.