Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence
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| Location | Courthouse Cir. Doniphan, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 36°37′1″N 90°49′39″W / 36.61694°N 90.82750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Schrage, Willam F.; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Late Nineteenth Century Jail |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000386[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1991 |
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence, also known as the Hancock Building, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and consists of a two-story front section containing the residence, with a one-story rear section containing the sheriff's office and the county jail. The building is constructed of brick, rests on a limestone foundation, and topped by a medium pitched hipped roof. It housed the jail and sheriff's office and residence until 1960.[2]: 2, 9
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jerry Ponder and Steven E. Mitchell (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 17 photographs from 1990)
