National Register Record for GRAYSON JAIL

Historic Name: GRAYSON JAIL
Current Name: GRAYSON JAIL
Address: 200 FEET WEST OF INTERSECTION O FPERKINS AND FINLEY STREETS
City: GRAYSON            County: OKMULGEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE GRAYSON JAIL IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A FOR ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK AND COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALL-BLACK TOWN OF GRAYSON. CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1900, THE GRAYSON JAIL WAS REPORTEDLY IN USE AT LEAST UNTIL MAY 1937, AFTER WHICH IT CLOSED DUE TO A DECREASE IN THE TOWN’S POPULATION. AS THE ONLY EXTANT GOVERNMENT BUILDING DATING TO THE TOWN’S INITIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE TERRITORIAL AND EARLY STATEHOOD PERIODS, THE JAIL REPRESENTS THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GRAYSON’S FOUNDING AS AN ALL-BLACK TOWN.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT/CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK
Area of Significance 2: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Architectural Style: NO STYLE
Architect: None
Year Built: CA. 1900            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: JULY 28, 2023