Gillham City Jail
National Register of Historic Places

Gillham City Jail

Gillham, Sevier County, Arkansas
Listed
January 27, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11001052

About this property

The Gillham City Jail is a historic jail building standing in a small park near the junction of Hornberg and Front Streets in Gillham, Arkansas. It is a single-story single-room structure built entire of concrete. It has small barred windows on three elevations, and a barred door on the western elevation. The building was built sometime between 1914 and 1917 as the city was growing rapidly, and is one of the few buildings of that period to survive in the city. It is unknown when the jail ceased to be used; the community suffered economic decline in the Great Depression and after World War II, and probably fell out of use sometime thereafter. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

Gillham, Sevier County, Arkansas
34.17047, -94.31442

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Gillham City Jail listed on the National Register?

Gillham City Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Gillham City Jail?

Gillham City Jail is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Gillham City Jail?

The period of significance for Gillham City Jail is recorded as the industrial era.

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