The Parker Jail, or Old Parker Jail, is a historic jail in Parker, Arizona which was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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| Location | N side of Agency Rd. in Pop Harvey Park, Parker, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 34°08′55″N 114°17′39″W / 34.14861°N 114.29417°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | John King (contractor) John F. Collins (carpenter-mason) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000369[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1975 |
It is a 24 by 30 feet (7.3 m × 9.1 m) cement block building, which originally held two cells and an office.[2]
It was used as a jail until 1947 and is located in what is now Pop Harvey City Park. In 1975 the city had plans to restore it as a museum.[2]
What is now the Parker Area Historical Society was founded in 1972, as the "Save The Jail Committee". It was incorporated in 1979 as the Parker Area Historical Society, and opened its museum in 1999.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Marjorie Wilson (February 26, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Parker Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1975
- ^ "Parker Museum: About".