National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Ringgold County Jail
201 E. Monroe St., Mount Ayr, IA Local significance of the building: Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
In 1979, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay rights in the case of Varnum v. Brien. The ruling declared that Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, making Iowa the third state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.