Mississippi County Jail

The Mississippi County Jail was a historic county jail building in Osceola, Arkansas. It was a three-story brick structure, six bays wide, with entrances at the outer two bays, which projected slightly and were set off from the central portion by brick pilasters and a decorative parapet at the roof line. The county built the jail in 1926;[2] it was demolished in 2016.

Mississippi County Jail
Mississippi County Jail is located in Arkansas
Mississippi County Jail
Location in Arkansas
Mississippi County Jail is located in the United States
Mississippi County Jail
Location in United States
Location300 S. Poplar St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates35°42′6″N 89°58′9″W / 35.70167°N 89.96917°W / 35.70167; -89.96917
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
MPSOsceola MRA
NRHP reference No.87001356[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987
Removed from NRHPJanuary 24, 2017

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was delisted in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mississippi County Jail". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 4, 2014.