Old Calaboose

Old Calaboose, also known as Old Springfield City Jail and South Side Calaboose, is a historic jail located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, brick and stone gable front building built in the Palladian and Greek traditions. It measures 26 feet by 26 feet. It was modified in 1921.[2]:23 The building is open to the public.[3]

Old Calabosse
Old Calaboose, July 2013
Location409 W. McDaniel St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates37°12′30″N 93°17′40″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1891 (1891), 1921
ArchitectSkoog, Axel
Architectural stylePalladian & Greek traditions
NRHP reference No.80002355[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Betty Jane Turner (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Calaboose" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1980)
  3. Springfield Police: The Calaboose


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