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
Prescott City Jail is located in Arkansas
Prescott City Jail
Location in Arkansas
Prescott City Jail is located in the United States
Prescott City Jail
Location in United States
LocationAlley behind City Hall at 118 W. Elm St., Prescott, Arkansas
Coordinates33°48′15″N 93°22′56″W / 33.80417°N 93.38222°W / 33.80417; -93.38222
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Built bySouthern Structural Steel Co.
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
Part ofPrescott Commercial Historic District (ID08000818)
NRHP reference No.05001077[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2005
Designated CPDecember 24, 2008

The jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 Prescott City Jail". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-14.