Old Calaboose, also known as Old Springfield City Jail and South Side Calaboose, is a historic jail located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, brick and stone gable front building built in the Palladian and Greek traditions. It measures 26 feet by 26 feet. It was modified in 1921.[2]: 2–3 The building is open to the public.[3]
Old Calabosse | |
Old Calaboose, July 2013 | |
Location | 409 W. McDaniel St., Springfield, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 37°12′30″N 93°17′40″W / 37.20833°N 93.29444°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1891 | , 1921
Architect | Skoog, Axel |
Architectural style | Palladian & Greek traditions |
NRHP reference No. | 80002355[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 14, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Betty Jane Turner (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Calaboose" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1980)
- ^ Springfield Police: The Calaboose