Mercer County Jail
A jail and prison on S College Ave, in the middle of things: 131 places within a five-minute walk. One of 48 other services in Aledo.















On the National Register since 1997

Mercer County Jail
Mercer County Jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 25, 1997. It is significant for its law and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Tudor Revival.
The Mercer County Jail is a historic county jail building located at 309 South College Avenue in Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois. Completed in 1909, the building was the county's third jail and its second in Aledo. Architect Clair F. Drury of Moline designed the Tudor Revival building. The two-story brick building features terra cotta ornamentation, including quoin-like window surrounds. The building's cross gabled r…
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309 S College Ave
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