Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail | |
Location | Walnut St., Pierce City, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 36°56′44″N 94°0′11″W / 36.94556°N 94.00306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1886 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 98001108 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 1998 |
Pierce City Fire Station, Courthouse and Jail is a historic multipurpose fire station, courthouse, and jail building located at Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building. It measures 25 feet by 75 feet. It features a distinctive square, hipped roof bell tower and tall vertically oriented windows topped by rectangular topped hoods. The building was the focal point of a race riot August 18–20, 1901, which received national attention and, in part, inspired Mark Twains essay " The United States of Lyncherdom". [2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]