Mohave County Courthouse and Jail - Kingman, AZ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Both buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places as number 83002990.
The new jail replaced the old jail, because the prisoners were breaking out too easily. It is one of the few remaining County Jails in the state.
The court house was used for county government for 70 years. The buildings were added to the register in 1983 as Mohave County Municipal Complex.

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Courthouse Marker:
This building has been placed on
The National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior

Mohave County Courthouse
Built 1915

Built of locally quarried tufa stone, the Mohave County Courthouse has been the center of county government since 1915. It is the best example of Neo-Classical Revival style in Kingman. Its distinguishing features are a pedimented portico supported by four tapered Doric columns, a small iron-railed balcony over the main entry, and a centrally domed stained glass skylight above the second-story courtroom.

Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), City of Kingman Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street Kingman & National Park Service (NPS)
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Jail Maker:
This building has been placed on
The National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior

Mohave County Jail
Built 1910

Noteworthy as one of the first cast-in-place concrete structures in Kingman, the county jail building was constructed in 1910. Metal floors in the jail cell area are a unique feature which has caused jailers to call the cells, "Natural lie detectors." The Mohave County Jail is one of the few historic detached county jail building remaining in the State of Arizona.

Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), City of Kingman Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street Kingman & National Park Service (NPS)

Street address: 310 N. 4th Street Kingman, AZ 86401 County / Borough / Parish: Mohave Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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