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Mississippi, Columbia, Marion County Jail

The old Marion County Jail Marion County Jail was built in 1938-1939. The ail is a simple two-story concrete cube with "Marion County Jail" carved into the parapet and decorative incised banding linking the second floor windows. A beltcourse separates the two floors, and the whole composition is anchored by a watertable. The centrally located entrance is sheltered by a simple cantilevered hood and flanked by original hopper-style windows. (Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form No. 97000633)

 

The structure is located in the Downtown Columbia Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property.

 

 

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Uploaded on February 1, 2023
Taken on January 13, 2023