Prescott City Jail

Prescott City Jail
Front of the jail
Location Alley behind City Hall at 118 W. Elm St., Prescott, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°48′15″N 93°22′56″W / 33.80417°N 93.38222°W / 33.80417; -93.38222Coordinates: 33°48′15″N 93°22′56″W / 33.80417°N 93.38222°W / 33.80417; -93.38222
Area less than one acre
Built 1912 (1912)
Built by Southern Structural Steel Co.
Architectural style Plain Traditional
Part of Prescott Commercial Historic District (#08000818)
NRHP reference # 05001077[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 28, 2005
Designated CP December 24, 2008

The Prescott City Jail is a historic city jail behind the city hall of Prescott, Arkansas. The modest single-story structure was built for the city in 1912 by the Southern Structural Steel Company. It is built of reinforced concrete, with metal grates covering unglazed window openings, and a doorway that is reinforced with heavy metal shutters. It was built to replace an early jail, from which a suspect involved in the burglary of a prominent citizen's home had escaped, in part due to its poor condition. This building, housing three cells, served the city until the 1960s.[2]

The jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Prescott City Jail" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-14.


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