Cuba City Jail

Cuba City Jail
Cuba City Jail, January 2009
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

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/27/14 through 10/31/14. National Park Service. November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Matt Bivens (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cuba City Jail" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.] (includes 11 photos from 2014)