Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail
Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail | |
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| Location | Walnut St., Pierce City, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 36°56′44″N 94°0′11″W / 36.94556°N 94.00306°W / 36.94556; -94.00306 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001108[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1998 |
Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail is a historic multipurpose fire station, courthouse, and jail building located at Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building. It measures 25 feet by 75 feet. It features a distinctive square, hipped roof bell tower and tall vertically oriented windows topped by rectangular topped hoods. The building was the focal point of a race riot August 18–20, 1901, which received national attention and, in part, inspired Mark Twains essay "The United States of Lyncherdom".[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jane Beeten (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1998)
