Boone County Jail
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The Boone County Jail, at Central Ave. and Willow St. in Harrison, Arkansas
, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976 for its architecture. It was designed by architect
Charles L. Thompson
.
Harrison, Arkansas
Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,108. Boone County was organized in 1869, during reconstruction after the civil war. Harrison was platted and made the county seat. It is...
, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976 for its architecture. It was designed by architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Charles L. Thompson
Charles L. Thompson
Charles L. Thompson and associates is an architectural group that has worked in Arkansas since the late 1800s and continues to this day, now as Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc.. This article is about Thompson's and associates work as part of one architectural group and its predecessor and...
.
See also
- Boone County Courthouse (Arkansas)Boone County Courthouse (Arkansas)The Boone County Courthouse on Courthouse Square in Harrison, Arkansas was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its architecture, which includes Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival items....
, also designed by Thompson and NRHP-listed in Harrison