The Prescott City Jail is a historic city jail behind the city hall of Prescott, Arkansas. The modest single-story structure was built for the city in 1912 by the Southern Structural Steel Company. It is built of reinforced concrete, with metal grates covering unglazed window openings, and a doorway that is reinforced with heavy metal shutters. It was built to replace an early jail, from which a suspect involved in the burglary of a prominent citizen's home had escaped, in part due to its poor condition. This building, housing three cells, served the city until the 1960s.[2]
Prescott City Jail | |
 Front of the jail | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Alley behind City Hall at 118 W. Elm St., Prescott, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°48′15″N 93°22′56″W / 33.80417°N 93.38222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | Southern Structural Steel Co. |
| Architectural style | Plain Traditional |
| Part of | Prescott Commercial Historic District (ID08000818) |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001077[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2005 |
| Designated CP | December 24, 2008 |
The jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
Gallery
Side of the jail
A cell inside the jail
