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Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail

Coordinates: 39°42′28″N 91°21′27″W / 39.70778°N 91.35750°W / 39.70778; -91.35750
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Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail, September 2014
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail is located in Missouri
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail is located in the United States
Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail
Location4th and Church Sts., Hannibal, Missouri
Coordinates39°42′28″N 91°21′27″W / 39.70778°N 91.35750°W / 39.70778; -91.35750
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1878 (1878)-1879
ArchitectHogg, John Oliver; Hogg, James Oliver
Architectural styleLate Victorian, High Victorian Eclectic
NRHP reference No.79001381[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1979

Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail, also known a City Hall, is a historic police station and jail located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1878–1879, and is a two-story, eclectic late Victorian style brick building on a granite foundation. It features two octagonal towers of different heights and a complex roof defined by a heavy bracketed cornice.[2]: 2 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Central Park Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Janice R. Cameron (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hannibal Old Police Station and Jail" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 8 photographs from 1978)
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