Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

	Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within Missouri Location within the United States
Location	102 N. Main St., Linneus, Missouri
Coordinates	39°52′45″N 93°11′18″W / 39.87917°N 93.18833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871
Architect	Fore, Charles A.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	00001659
Added to NRHP	January 16, 2001

Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in Linneus, Linn County, Missouri. It was built in 1871 and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival style I-house constructed of concrete, wood, and brick. A one-story brick addition with basement, built as a Works Progress Administration project, was added in 1937. The building was converted to a museum in the 1970s.^[2]^: 5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[1]

For years, the local museum association attempted to raise funds to restore and repair the building.^[3]

In 2024, the building was demolished.^[4]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Rebecca Kathleen Penfold and Steven E. Mitchell (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 13 photographs from 2000)
↑ Preservation, Missouri (November 11, 2006). "Linn County Jail". Missouri Preservation. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ "Missouri Department of Natural Resources - DNR". dnrservices.mo.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[DNR-2] Rebecca Kathleen Penfold and Steven E. Mitchell (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 13 photographs from 2000)

[3] Preservation, Missouri (November 11, 2006). "Linn County Jail". Missouri Preservation. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[4] "Missouri Department of Natural Resources - DNR". dnrservices.mo.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

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