Benton County Jail

Benton County Jail
Location 212 N. Main St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′25″N 94°12′30″W / 36.37361°N 94.20833°W / 36.37361; -94.20833Coordinates: 36°22′25″N 94°12′30″W / 36.37361°N 94.20833°W / 36.37361; -94.20833
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP Reference # 87002334[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 1988

The Benton County Jail is a historic county jail building at 212 North Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. It is a two-story brick Classical Revival building, designed by A. O. Clark and completed in 1911. It has pronounced limestone corner quoining, and its main entrance is flanked by Ionic columns and topped by a gabled pediment. The building is notable as a rare smaller-scale work by Clark.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Benton County Jail" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-23.


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