Location Information
(for the Holmes County Jail)
Name:Holmes County Jail
Address:113 China Street, West
City/County:Lexington, Holmes County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1936
Architectural Styles(s):Art Moderne
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:10-10-2002
Recorded:11-12-2002
Book/Vol. No.:V. 231, p. 618
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Lexington Historic District
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Context/Comments
Designed by architects N.W. Overstreet and A.H. Town, this austere Art Moderne building was built in 1936 with federal assistance through the Public Works Administration (PWA Project Miss. 1019).