Marion County Jail and Jailor's House

Marion County Jail and Jailor's House, also known as the Palmyra Jail and Palmyra Massacre Jail, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick I-house with a broad two story limestone ell. It features a full-width, one story front porch supported by smooth tampering Doric order columns. The building housed the ten men, accused of being Confederate partisans, who were selected by Union authorities to be executed in reprisal for the disappearance of a local Union supporter. Referred to as the Palmyra massacre, the accused were executed on October 18, 1862.^{[2]: 5, 12}

Marion County Jail and Jailor's House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	210 W. Lafayette St. Palmyra, Missouri
Coordinates	39°47′55″N 91°31′28″W / 39.79861°N 91.52444°W / 39.79861; -91.52444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1858 (1858)
Built by	Asay, A.B.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	02001100^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 4, 2002

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

See also

• Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Missouri

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Carrie Crozier (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marion County Jail and Jailor's House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 17 photographs from 2001)

External links

  Media related to Marion County Jail and Jailor's House at Wikimedia Commons