St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, September 2014
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Location	11 N. Franklin St., Farmington, Missouri
Coordinates	37°46′52″N 90°25′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871 (1871)
Architect	Pond, Charles H.; Emerlauer, John
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	96000764[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1996

St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri. It was built in 1870–1871, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival-style brick and limestone building. It has a front gable roof and centered arched front doorway. The building was enlarged slightly around 1909. By 1996, it was one of the oldest operating jails in Missouri,[2] but it was retired in September of that year when the jail moved to a newer and larger facility.[3] The building now serves as a low-cost inn for people traveling along the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Courthouse Square Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Debbie Sheals (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 12 photographs from 2005)
3. "St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence - Farmington, Missouri". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
4. "Al's Place Bicycle Hostel - About". Facebook. 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-24.