Benton County Jail Explained

Benton County Jail
Coordinates:36.3736°N -94.2083°W
Architect:Clark, A.O.
Builder:Pace, Lon A.
Added:January 28, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87002334

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.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Benton County Jail. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-01-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123161029/http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/%21userfiles/BE0385.nr.pdf. 2015-01-23.