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Cuba City Jail

Coordinates: 38°03′40″N 91°24′16″W / 38.06111°N 91.40444°W / 38.06111; -91.40444
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Cuba City Jail
Cuba City Jail, January 2009
Cuba City Jail is located in Missouri
Cuba City Jail
Cuba City Jail is located in the United States
Cuba City Jail
LocationPrairie St. & 300 blk. of S. Main St., Cuba, Missouri
Coordinates38°03′40″N 91°24′16″W / 38.06111°N 91.40444°W / 38.06111; -91.40444
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byHarrison, William (or Harmon)
MPSHistoric and Architectural Resources of the City of Cuba, Missouri, 1821-1963
NRHP reference No.14000880[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 2014

Cuba City Jail is a historic jail located at Cuba, Crawford County, Missouri. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, rectangular-shaped, concrete block jail structure. It consists of a primary guard space complete with desk and wood-burning stove and a rear cell room with pair of hanging iron bunks. The structure was in use until 1954 and today serves as a museum.[2]: 6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/27/14 through 10/31/14. National Park Service. 2014-11-07.
  2. ^ Matt Bivens (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cuba City Jail" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.] (includes 11 photos from 2014)