Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail explained

Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.7078°N -91.3575°W
Built:-1879
Architect:Hogg, John Oliver; Hogg, James Oliver
Architecture:Late Victorian, High Victorian Eclectic
Added:July 17, 1979
Refnum:79001381

Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail, also known a City Hall, is a historic police station and jail located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1878–1879, and is a two-story, eclectic late Victorian style brick building on a granite foundation. It features two octagonal towers of different heights and a complex roof defined by a heavy bracketed cornice.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Central Park Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail . 2017-01-01. Janice R. Cameron. PDF. n.d.. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 8 photographs from 1978)