Old Garrard County Jail
Garrard County Jail | |
The Old Garrard County Jail | |
37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861 | |
Built | 1873 |
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Architect | May, Edwin; Goshern, J. S. |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Lancaster MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84001442 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 26, 1984 |
The Old Garrard County Jail is a historic Italianate-style building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
It is a two-story four bay building. It has been deemed a "Good example of Italianate style."[2]
It was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, a display commemorating USS Garrard, and local historic and military memorabilia.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Helen Powell (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Garrard County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2018. With two photos from 1983.
External links
- Information about the Garrard County Jail Museum
- Curd, Bobby (September 27, 2007). "Haunted jail? Paranormal activity recorded at Garrard's old lockup". The Advocate Messenger. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
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