Mississippi County Jail

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Mississippi County Jail
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Location300 S. Poplar St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°42′6″N89°58′9″W / 35.70167°N 89.96917°W / 35.70167; -89.96917
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
MPS Osceola MRA
NRHP reference No. 87001356 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987
Removed from NRHPJanuary 24, 2017

The Mississippi County Jail was a historic county jail building in Osceola, Arkansas. It was a three-story brick structure, six bays wide, with entrances at the outer two bays, which projected slightly and were set off from the central portion by brick pilasters and a decorative parapet at the roof line. The county built the jail in 1926; [2] it was demolished in 2016.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was delisted in 2017. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Mississippi County Jail". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 4, 2014.