Oldest school in Arizona gets a major makeover

Superintendent Joe Howard poses on the fire escape at the former Washington Traditional School that will soon become the Prescott Unified School District offices. (Les Stukenberg/Daily Courier)

Prescott’s Washington School gets touch of the new, while respecting its past

By Nanci Hutson | Daily Courier

More than a century after the Washington School opened its doors to pioneer children ready to learn how to read, write and perform arithmetic, the two-story downtown brick structure has a new look.

Thanks to a renovation of close to $400,000, the beloved, historic school will become a district show piece, a hub of learning and administration, according to Prescott Unified School District leaders.

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