Prescott has a long history of moving houses

The Bashford House, moved from Gurley Street in 1974, now sits on the grounds of Sharlot Hall Museum. /Courtesy Sharlot Hall Museum/The Daily Courier

Old building, new location

By Cindy Barks | The Daily Courier

Long before “reduce, reuse, recycle” became a familiar slogan for conservation of resources, a quiet revolution of salvaging the old was already underway on the streets of Prescott.

Over the decades, dozens of old and unwanted houses have been moved to new locations throughout Prescott and in the surrounding communities.

Those houses — and other buildings, as well — have gone on to have new lives as restaurants, inns, shops, duplexes and single-family homes.

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