Russell Jail Explained

Russell Jail
Location:Off Elm St., Russell, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.3628°N -91.5092°W
Builder:Works Progress Administration
Added:July 23, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91001271

The Russell Jail is a historic town holding facility in Russell, Arkansas. It is located near the town post office, in a field at the junction of West Elm Street and Highway Avenue (Arkansas Highway 367). It is a small single-story concrete structure, with a slightly bowed roof, a doorway opening (now lacking its metal door) on one wall, and small square barred openings on the sides. It was built about 1935 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration, and is one just three such structures in White County.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Russell Jail. Arkansas Preservation. 2016-01-21.