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Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence

Coordinates: 36°37′1″N 90°49′39″W / 36.61694°N 90.82750°W / 36.61694; -90.82750
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Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence is located in Missouri
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence is located in the United States
Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence
LocationCourthouse Cir.
Doniphan, Missouri
Coordinates36°37′1″N 90°49′39″W / 36.61694°N 90.82750°W / 36.61694; -90.82750
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
ArchitectSchrage, Willam F.; Et al.
Architectural styleLate Nineteenth Century Jail
NRHP reference No.91000386[1]
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1991

Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence, also known as the Hancock Building, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and consists of a two-story front section containing the residence, with a one-story rear section containing the sheriff's office and the county jail. The building is constructed of brick, rests on a limestone foundation, and topped by a medium pitched hipped roof. It housed the jail and sheriff's office and residence until 1960.[2]: 2, 9 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jerry Ponder and Steven E. Mitchell (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ripley County Jail, Sheriff's Office and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 17 photographs from 1990)