The Mercer County Jail is a historic county jail building located at 309 South College Avenue in Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois. Completed in 1909, the building was the county's third jail and its second in Aledo. Architect Clair F. Drury of Moline designed the Tudor Revival building. The two-story brick building features terra cotta ornamentation, including quoin-like window surrounds. The building's cross gabled roof has a large gable above the main entrance; both its gables and its dormers are parapeted. The jail served the county until a new jail was completed in 1989; it was later converted to a private business.[2]
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| Location | 309 S. College Ave., Aledo, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′57″N 90°44′58″W / 41.19917°N 90.74944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | Harney Brothers |
| Architect | Drury, Clair F. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000816[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1997 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1997.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Malone, John W.; Maynard, Richard E. (February 15, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mercer County Jail" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.