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Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House

Coordinates: 39°35′9″N 91°24′1″W / 39.58583°N 91.40028°W / 39.58583; -91.40028
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Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House
Ralls County Courthouse, October 2014
Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House is located in Missouri
Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House
Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House is located in the United States
Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House
LocationCourthouse Sq., New London, Missouri
Coordinates39°35′9″N 91°24′1″W / 39.58583°N 91.40028°W / 39.58583; -91.40028
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.72000728[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1972

Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House is a historic courthouse, jail and sheriff's residence located at New London, Ralls County, Missouri. The courthouse was built in 1858 and is a two-story, T-shaped, Greek Revival style limestone building. An addition was constructed in 1936. It has a two-story, tetrastyle full-width portico topped by an unusually tall cupola. The Jail-Sheriff's House is a two-story, T-shaped limestone building with a one-story frame addition.[2]: 2, 9 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[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. ^ M. Patricia Holmes (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1972)