Approaching its 100th anniversary, Prescott’s grande-dame, the Hassayampa Inn, is as grand today as then: “Infinite planning and real artistry have been employed to make the color effect in the lobby blend perfectly. To achieve this end, nothing has been overlooked, from the tile coloring in the spacious fireplace and the wall borders to the golden hued walls themselves,” enthused the reporter for the Prescott Evening Courier, November 19, 1927, on the just-opened hotel. The 67-room Spanish Colonial Revival/Italianate four-story is in mile-high Prescott, about 90 miles from Phoenix. Its adjacent Peacock Room serves fine food and drinks. A visit to the Hassayampa is a visit into the history of the Arizona’s first Territorial capital, founded in 1864 by emissaries of President Lincoln. Take a look inside the story, and the hotel, and enjoy.
