National Register of Historic Places

Logan County Jail, Old

Paris, Logan County, Arkansas
Listed
November 19, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93001254

About this property

The Old Logan County Jail is a historic government building at 202 North Vine Street in Paris, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, covered by a hip roof with exposed rafter ends. Its main facade has a single-story porch extending across the front. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, with strap-metal bars set across them in a crosshatch pattern. There are two entrances, one (without bars) for the jailer's quarters, and one with bars that provides access to the cell block. Built in 1903, it is one of the state's best-preserved early 20th-century county jails. It is the site of the last legal hanging in Arkansas, which took place when John Arthur Tillman, 23, was hung on July 15, 1914, at 7 am for the murder of Amanda Jane Stephens, 19. The jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Location

204 N. Vine St.
Paris, Logan County, Arkansas
35.29360, -93.73199

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Paris Commercial Historic District
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0.1 mi
Logan County Courthouse, Eastern District
Industrial
0.1 mi
Paris Post Office
Industrial
0.1 mi
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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0.1 mi
Gill, Tolbert E., House
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0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Paris (Logan County)
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Shelby's 1863 Raid — Skirmish at Booneville (Logan County)
1863Civil War
15 mi

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When was Logan County Jail, Old listed on the National Register?

Logan County Jail, Old was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Logan County Jail, Old?

Logan County Jail, Old is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Logan County Jail, Old is recorded as the industrial era.

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