Paris in Logan County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

1903 Logan County Jail

Photographed by Rod Williamson, September 23, 2026

1. 1903 Logan County Jail Marker

Inscription. The Logan County Jail, built in 1903, served as an active jail until 1971, before becoming the Logan County Museum in 1972. Contractor and local attorney Anthony Hall combined jailer’s living quarters, incarceration cells, and administrative space in a duplex built on a foundation of stones salvaged from the previous jail. On July 15, 1914, John Arthur Tillman, convicted of murdering nineteen-year-old Amanda Stephens, was hanged at the jail. Tillman’s execution was the last legally sanctioned hanging in Arkansas. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Erected 2026 by Logan County Museum Association; Arkansas Heritage. (Marker Number 62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Heritage series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 15, 1914.

Location. 35° 17.616′ N, 93° 43.902′ W. Marker is in Paris, Arkansas, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of North Vine Street and W Short Mountain Street, on the left when traveling north on North Vine Street. Beside the Logan County

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Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 N Vine Street, Paris AR 72855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas River Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eiffel Tower Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paris War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Skirmish at Haguewood Prairie (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Site of Hendrix College (approx. 10.1 miles away); O'Kane-Jacobs House (approx. 10½ miles away); German-American Bank (approx. 10.7 miles away); Skirmishes at Roseville (approx. 14.2 miles away); Trail of Tears Memorial (approx. 14.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Logan County Jail - NRHP form (Arkansas Heritage).

Photographed by Rod Williamson, September 23, 2026

2. 1903 Logan County Jail Marker

Local significance excerpt:

The Old Logan County Jail, constructed in 1903, is eligible under Criterion C with local significance as the best example in Logan County and the entire Arkansas River valley of an historic jail building that was expressly designed and built for that purpose. Historic jail buildings formerly existed in county seats throughout this region, and even in some smaller communities as town or city jails; however, only a fraction of these buildings survive, and none in such a complete state of preservation. The Old Logan County Jail remains the best preserved jail building in this area.

(Submitted on September 23, 2026.)

The marker stands beside the Logan County Museum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rod Williamson, September 23, 2026

3. The marker stands beside the Logan County Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2026, by Ashley Sides of Little Rock, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2026, by Ashley Sides of Little Rock, Arkansas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.