Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence

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Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence
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LocationCourthouse Cir.
Doniphan, Missouri
Coordinates 36°37′1″N90°49′39″W / 36.61694°N 90.82750°W / 36.61694; -90.82750 Coordinates: 36°37′1″N90°49′39″W / 36.61694°N 90.82750°W / 36.61694; -90.82750
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
ArchitectSchrage, Willam F.; Et al.
Architectural styleLate Nineteenth Century Jail
NRHP reference No. 91000386 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1991

Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence, also known as the Hancock Building, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and consists of a two-story front section containing the residence, with a one-story rear section containing the sheriff's office and the county jail. The building is constructed of brick, rests on a limestone foundation, and topped by a medium pitched hipped roof. It housed the jail and sheriff's office and residence until 1960. [2] :2,9

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. Jerry Ponder and Steven E. Mitchell (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 17 photographs from 1990)