Chariton County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined

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s residence and

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Keytesville, Missouri Keytesville is a city in and the county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 as of the 2020 census. Keytesville is the hometown of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, who commanded the "Screaming Eagles" 101st ...

. It was built in 1906–1907, and is a -story, red brick building with Queen Anne-style detailing. It has a high hipped roof with lower cross gables. At the rear is the two story, rectangular cell block. A one-story block addition was built on the jail in 1970. It was listed on the

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in 1997. The Chariton County Jail and Sheriff's Residence was demolished in 2019 due to structural instability.

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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Queen Anne architecture in Missouri Government buildings completed in 1907 Buildings and structures in Chariton County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Chariton County, Missouri {{CharitonCountyMO-NRHP-stub