Parker Jail

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Parker Jail
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LocationN side of Agency Rd. in Pop Harvey Park, Parker, Arizona
Coordinates 34°08′55″N114°17′39″W / 34.14861°N 114.29417°W / 34.14861; -114.29417 (Parker Jail) Coordinates: 34°08′55″N114°17′39″W / 34.14861°N 114.29417°W / 34.14861; -114.29417 (Parker Jail)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1914
Built byJohn King (contractor)
John F. Collins (carpenter-mason)
NRHP reference # 75000369 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1975

The Parker Jail, or Old Parker Jail, is a historic jail in Parker, Arizona which was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

Parker, Arizona Town in Arizona, United States

Parker is the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley. The population was 3,083 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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It is a 24 by 30 feet (7.3 m × 9.1 m) cement block building, which originally held two cells and an office. [2]

It was used as a jail until 1947 and is located in what is now Pop Harvey City Park. In 1975 the city had plans to restore it as a museum. [2]

What is now the Parker Area Historical Society was founded in 1972, as the "Save The Jail Committee". It was incorporated in 1979 as the Parker Area Historical Society, and opened its museum in 1999. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Marjorie Wilson (February 26, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parker Jail". National Park Service . Retrieved February 15, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1975
  3. "Parker Museum: About".