Old Gillett Jail

Last updated
Old Gillett Jail
Old Gillett Jail.JPG
USA Arkansas location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location in Arkansas
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location in United States
Location207 Main St., Gillett, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°7′9″N91°22′45″W / 34.11917°N 91.37917°W / 34.11917; -91.37917 Coordinates: 34°7′9″N91°22′45″W / 34.11917°N 91.37917°W / 34.11917; -91.37917
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
NRHP reference No. 07000440 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2007

The Old Gillett Jail is a historic former city jail at 207 Main Street in Gillett, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, housing two cells and a small entry vestibule. Its windows have vertical iron bars over them, and the door is made of solid metal. The roof is made of metal. It was built in 1922, and served as the city jail until about 1972. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

See also

Related Research Articles

Arkansas County, Arkansas County in Arkansas, United States

Arkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,019. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the county has two county seats, DeWitt and Stuttgart.

Sherwood, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Sherwood is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 32,731. It is part of the Little Rock−North Little Rock−Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area with 699,757 people according to the 2010 census.

Greenwood, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Greenwood is a city in and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States. It is the fifth largest municipality in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 8,952 according to the 2010 US Census. According to estimates based on the most recent census, the population of Greenwood in 2018 was 9,397.

U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes through the states of Arkansas and Louisiana. It passes through the cities of Monroe and Alexandria in Louisiana. A segment of US 165 serves as a routing of the Great River Road within Arkansas.

Old Jail may refer to:

U.S. Route 64 is a U.S. highway running from Teec Nos Pos, Arizona east to Nags Head, North Carolina. In the U.S. state of Arkansas, the route runs 246.35 miles (396.46 km) from the Oklahoma border in Fort Smith east to the Tennessee border in Memphis. The route passes through several cities and towns, including Fort Smith, Clarksville, Russellville, Conway, Searcy, and West Memphis. US 64 runs parallel to Interstate 40 until Conway, when I-40 takes a more southerly route.

Washington County Courthouse (Arkansas) Courthouse in Arkansas

The Washington County Courthouse is the name of a current courthouse and that of a historic one in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County. The historic building, built in 1905, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The historic courthouse is the fifth building to serve Washington County, with the prior buildings located on the Historic Square where the Old Post Office is today. The building is one of the prominent historic buildings that compose the Fayetteville skyline, in addition to Old Main.

Albert O. Clark American architect

Albert Oscar Clark (1858–1935), commonly known as A.O. Clark, was an American architect who worked in Arkansas in the early 1900s.

A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump United States historic place

The A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump, located on Route 165 and Post Bayou Lane, near Gillett, Arkansas, in Arkansas County, is a rare surviving example of an early 20th-century pump engine built by the engine manufacturer Fairbanks, Morse & Company. The pumping engine played an important role in productive rice farming in the area, supplying water to flood the fields.

Hermitage City Hall and Jail United States historic place

Hermitage City Hall and Jail is a historic building at 112 South Oak Street in Hermitage, Arkansas. A modest single story yellow brick building probably built in the 1940s, its front section served as Hermitage City Hall, and the rear as the city jail, until 2000.

McGehee City Jail United States historic place

The former McGehee City Jail is a historic building at South First and Pine Streets in McGehee, Arkansas. The small single story brick building was built in 1908, and served as the city jail until 1935. The building's roof is made of concrete, and it has three cells, each with a separate outside door. All openings in the building are covered with heavy metal bars, and the doors are solid metal. Even though this building has sat vacant since 1935, it has survived the jail that was built to replace it.

Smackover Historic Commercial District Historic district in Arkansas, United States

The Smackover Historic Commercial District encompasses the civic and commercial heart of the small town of Smackover, Arkansas. It consists of sixteen buildings lining a single block of Broadway north of 7th Avenue. The area is reflective of Smackover's explosive growth following the discovery of oil in 1925; most of the buildings were built between 1925 and 1940. They are mostly vernacular commercial buildings, one or two stories in height, with flat roofs obscured by a parapet on the main facade. Also included in the district are the Methodist Episcopal church, the old fire station, and the old city hall and jail. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Prescott Commercial Historic District Historic district in Arkansas, United States

The Prescott Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial core of Prescott, Arkansas, the county seat of Nevada County. Prescott was laid out in 1873, after the railroad was built through the area that is now Nevada County, and the railroad has played a significant role in the city's development. The railroad today bisects the commercial core of the city, which extends for several city blocks away from the railroad. The historic district includes all of the major civic buildings of the city, including the courthouse, post office, and the old Prescott City Jail.

Prescott City Jail United States historic place

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.

New Rocky Comfort Jail United States historic place

The New Rocky Comfort Jail is a historic jail, located at the southeast corner of 3rd and Schuman Streets in Foreman, Arkansas. It is a single story wooden structure, resting on concrete block piers and topped by a metal gable roof. Its walls are constructed out of stacked two-by-six pine, and its floor and ceiling are out of similar material, laid on edge. The main rectangular block was built in 1902, and an entry vestibule was added to the south side sometime before 1928. The floor was later covered with a conventional pine floor, and part of the interior was partitioned for an office and bathroom. The building, which has served variously as a jail, city hall, meeting hall, library, and dance hall, now houses the New Rocky Comfort Museum.

Old Sebastian County Jail United States historic place

The Old Sebastian County Jail is a historic former jail in Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a two-story stone building, located just east of the Sebastian County Courthouse on the south side of Arkansas Highway 10 in the city center. It was built 1889-91 by Ike Kunkel, a local master mason, and is one of the city's finest examples of cut stone masonry. It is also believed to be the oldest county government building. It was used primarily as a holding jail for detainees awaiting transport to facilities in Fort Smith, and is now operated by the South Sebastian County Historical Society as a local history museum known as the Old Jail Museum.

Russell Jail United States historic place

The Russell Jail is a historic town holding facility in Russell, Arkansas. It is located near the town post office, in a field at the junction of West Elm Street and Highway Avenue. It is a small single-story concrete structure, with a slightly bowed roof, a doorway opening on one wall, and small square barred openings on the sides. It was built about 1935 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration, and is one just three such structures in White County.

Old Central Fire Station (North Little Rock, Arkansas) United States historic place

The Old Central Fire Station is a historic former fire station at 506 Main Street in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with a three-bay front facade dominated by a large equipment bay on the ground floor, now enclosed by glass doors. The building, whose construction date is not known, was acquired by the city in 1904, shortly after its incorporation, and initially housed city offices, the jail, and the fire station. In 1914 the town offices were moved to North Little Rock City Hall, and in 1923 the building's original two equipment bays were replaced by one. The horse stalls were also removed, as the new equipment was powered by gasoline engines. The building served as the city's main fire station until 1961.

Old Logan County Jail United States historic place

The Old Logan County Jail is a historic government building at 202 North Vine Street in Paris, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, covered by a hip roof with exposed rafter ends. Its main facade has a single-story porch extending across the front. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, with strap-metal bars set across them in a crosshatch pattern. There are two entrances, one for the jailer's quarters, and one with bars that provides access to the cell block. Built in 1903, it is one of the state's best-preserved early 20th-century county jails. It is the site of the last legal hanging in Arkansas, which took place when John Arthur Tillman, 23, was hung on July 15, 1914, at 7 am for the murder of Amanda Jane Stephens, 19.

One-room jail Type of American jail

In the United States, a one-room jail is a type of jail with only one room, or cell.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Old Gillett Jail". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-03.