Scott County Jail
The Scott County Jail is the main detention facility for Scott County, Iowa, United States.[2] Inmates are housed for no more than one year, by Iowa law.[2] It is located in the county seat, Davenport, and is part of same facility as the Scott County Courthouse.
Scott County Jail | |
1897 jail | |
Location | 428 Ripley St. Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′28″N 90°34′45″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1897 |
Architect | Frederick G. Clausen |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83002502[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 07, 1983 |
History
The oldest section of the jail was completed in 1897. It was designed by prominent Davenport architect Frederick G. Clausen in the Italianate style.[3] The style, which was popular in the late Victorian Era can be found in the limestone's rusticated finish on the lower stories and then rising to a smooth finish at the attic level. Other elements include the smaller scale, round-arched windows across the third-floor, the wide eaves and the tower on the building's north side.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
An annex was added to the jail in 1983 to alleviate crowding.[4] It was built between the jail and the courthouse, and connected the two buildings. The jail became too small again, and in 1999 the inmate capacity was capped at 214.[5] In 2004 a bond referendum was passed by county voters to expand the size of the jail. The $29.7 million expansion was opened in 2007.[6] A new entrance pavilion that provides security screening to the entire complex was added at the same time.[7] An annex that was opened on the north side of Davenport to house inmates was closed when the main jail was enlarged.[5]
The 2007 addition is a four-story structure, and faces south on West Fourth Street in Downtown Davenport. The 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2)[8] jail has a capacity of 354 inmates.[5][9]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Scott County Jail". Scott County, Iowa. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Scott County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-20. with photo(s)
- Davenport Public Library. "Scott County Jail" (PDF). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- Kurt Allemeier (December 11, 2008). "All of Scott County's inmates now at downtown jail". Quad City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- Kurt Allemeier (November 16, 2007). "Scott County opens new jail to the public". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- Kurt Allemeier (October 23, 2007). "Scott County Courthouse security to tighten when new entrance opens". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- Kurt Allemeier (October 17, 2007). "Jail grand opening scheduled for Nov. 16". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- Kurt Allemeier (August 24, 2010). "Assault on guard spurs inspections at jail". Quad City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2016-03-20.