Washington County Jail - Fayetteville AR - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Historic Washington County Jail at the intersection of Mountain Street and South College Avenue is the fourth county jail; the first and third being attached to the courthouses on the Fayetteville square and the second being on top of the hill near the intersection of Rock Street and Archibald Yell Boulevard. Constructed in 1897, this was the most prominent of the county jails. It was the longest serving jail, being vacated in 1973.

Since 1984, the Historic Washington County Jail has been privately owned. The fifth jail was in the basement of the National Guard Armory just south of the historic courthouse. It was there until 1988 when a new jail was built at 114 North College Avenue. Because of overcrowding, a seventh jail was opened in 2005 on Washington County’s South Campus, a large parcel of property in south Fayetteville near the intersection of School Avenue and the Fulbright Expressway (Interstate 540 access).

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Street address: Hwy 71 @ Mountain St Fayetteville, AR USA 72701 County / Borough / Parish: Washington County Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: 1875-1899 Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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