Columbia County Jail, Gefängnis in den Vereinigten Staaten
The Columbia County Jail is a historic prison building in Magnolia, Arkansas, completed in 1931. This two-story structure of steel-reinforced concrete features cream-colored brick walls and a terracotta roof in Italian Renaissance style, located at the corner of Jefferson and West Calhoun Street.
Construction began in 1930 and finished in 1931, replacing an earlier jail built in 1894. It was designed by architects from Little Rock and cost about fifty thousand dollars at the time, representing a major investment in the county's justice system.
The building sits at the corner of Calhoun and Jefferson Streets and forms part of Magnolia's local identity. It serves as a reminder of how the community managed law enforcement in earlier decades.
The building is located in a central location near the courthouse at Magnolia's city square. Since it no longer functions as an active jail, visitors can view the exterior and appreciate its architectural details from outside.
The building disguises its purpose from the outside with no obvious signs revealing it is a jail. Its Italian Renaissance design featuring rounded arches and decorative stone columns makes it appear more like a civic building than a prison.
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