Rattlesnake Historic District and Prescott School

Prescott School is described in Missoula's Historic District Information

Click on the link above to read information on the lower Rattlesnake Historic District which includes information on Prescott School.

Prescott School, the current building built in 1950, is one of Missoula's oldest schools, if not the oldest.  Another school, the old Roosevelt School, now the administration building on 6th Street is also quite old, however, psm still believes Prescott School is older.
More research needs to be done on this topic. 

Later:  It appears that Whittier School is older than Prescott.  psm believes the Whittier School of today is the second Whittier.  psm is of the understanding that Whittier, the old Paxson, and Willard are the same design, thus triplets. Another set of  triplets is Prescott, Washington, and Jefferson.

One fact is clear - Prescott School is an important part of our Missoula heritage and needs to continue in it's traditional use as a public school.