Bent County Courthouse and Jail
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Background
The Bent County Courthouse and Jail, of Bent County, Colorado, at 725 Bent Ave. in Las Animas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; the listing included two contributing buildings. The courthouse building was built and furnished for a total of $58,429, during 1886â1889. Its architecture is described positively in its NRHP nomination.
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Notable events
- 1886reform
Bent County decided that a courthouse must be built, and in 1887 James Jones a resident of the county sold his plot of land. The land was sold for a dollar under a condition that the land would be used for the Bent County Courthouse. The Holmberg Brothers architectural firm made
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q14684309)
- Wikipedia
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World Prisons. (2026). Bent County Courthouse and Jail. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bent-county-courthouse-and-jail
"Bent County Courthouse and Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bent-county-courthouse-and-jail.
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