Benton County Jail

The Benton County Jail is a historic county jail building at 212 North Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. It is a two-story brick Classical Revival building, designed by A. O. Clark and completed in 1911. It has pronounced limestone corner quoining, and its main entrance is flanked by Ionic columns and topped by a gabled pediment. The building is notable as a rare smaller-scale work by Clark.[2]

Benton County Jail
Location212 N. Main St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates36°22′25″N 94°12′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byPace, Lon A.
ArchitectClark, A.O.
MPSBenton County MRA
NRHP reference No.87002334[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Benton County Jail" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-23.


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