Washington County Jail (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

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Washington County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Washington County Jail, 2011
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Location	College Avenue (U.S. Route 71B) and County Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates	36°3′42″N 94°9′27″W / 36.06167°N 94.15750°W / 36.06167; -94.15750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architect	W. B. Reese
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque,
NRHP reference No.	78000638
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1978

The Washington County Jail is a historic former civic building at 90 South College Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Built in 1896, this building was the fourth to serve as county jail, and was in use until 1973, making it the longest tenured in county history. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by W. B. Reese, and is locally unusual and distinctive for its medieval appearance. It is built out of load-bearing stone, square cut and laid in irregular courses, with a rough quarry-cut finish. Most of the building is of darker shades with trim in lighter shades. Nominally two stories in height, the rightmost bay has a square tower with crenellated parapet.

The building, which is now in private hands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Brief History of County Buildings". Washington County, Arkansas. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
"NRHP nomination for Washington County Jail". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

v t e Fayetteville, Arkansas
History	Battle of Fayetteville (1863)
Neighborhoods	Dickson Street Mount Nord Historic District Washington–Willow Historic District Wilson Park Historic District
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Landmarks	Arkansas Air & Military Museum Frisco Depot Headquarters House Washington County Courthouse Washington County Jail (Old)
Transportation	Drake Field Northwest Arkansas National Airport (in Highfill, for commercial flights) Ozark Regional Transit Razorback Transit
Media	Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (consolidation of Northwest Arkansas Times)
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