Prescott's most important museum highlights Prescott's period as territorial capital. The museum is named for its 1928 founder, pioneer woman Sharlot Hall (1870–1943), and a small exhibit in the lobby commemorates her legacy. The most interesting of the nine buildings here is the 1864 Governor's Mansion , a log cabin where Hall lived in the attic until her death. It's filled with memorabilia from guns and opium pipes to letters.
The Sharlot Hall Building next door is the main exhibit hall. Displays spotlight the region's historical highlights. Outside, the Rose Garden pays homage to Arizona's pioneer women.
Miss Hall distinguished herself first as a poet and activist before becoming Territorial Historian. In 1924, she traveled to Washington, DC, to represent Arizona in the Electoral College dressed in a copper mesh overcoat – currently in a display case in the lobby – provided by a local mine.
