- City:
- Chapman, KS
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Penal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Description
“Resting on a concrete slab, the building has cast concrete with walls approximately 9 inches thick. A corrugated metal roof with flat, narrow wood fascia caps the jail. The only openings are located in the west side. These include a steel door and two steel six-light window with metal bars… Located on an alley behind City Hall, this building is currently used for storage by city. The jail was built by the CWA in 1933-34.”
Source notes
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Why would they tear a perfectly good structure down? There are a few respectable elders still in the area who recall not only being employed by the project in the construction, but spent a night testing the security and strength of the design…lockup detox, downtown Chapman.