Prominent state legislator and county commissioner Clarence R. Prescott homesteaded here in 1891, planting a vast orchard of plum, cherry, pear and apple trees. In 1898, Prescott replaced his original log dwelling with this beautiful Queen Anne style residence. The home was patterned after the childhood home of Prescott's wife Julia, a schoolteacher, who had come to Montana from Pennsylvania in 1880. Today the Prescott homestead is one of few remaining links to the agricultural foundations of Missoula. The property was owned by the family until 1955 when the University of Montana purchased the Prescott acreage. Son Clarence Prescott, Jr. was then granted life tenancy of the house and one acre.

The extent of work included the adaptive reuse, restoration and renovation of the historic Prescott House, a National Register Listed Property on the University of Montana Campus. Work to the building included maintaining and restoring structural and architectural integrity while adaptively reusing the building to home offices and meeting rooms for the Department of Education. Restoration required the historic materials to be repaired or replaced if necessary to comply with the Uniform Building Code and ADA accessibility requirements. The scope of work included restoration of the site and grounds as well. Winner of the 1999 Missoula Historic Preservation Award for Adaptive Reuse Residential.

PRESCOTT HOME