Results for County Jail
El Dorado County Jails
Coloma’s first jail was made of logs and was located aroun...
Brentsville - County Jail
Built by 1822 with the Courthouse and Clerk’s Office, the ...
Tuolumne County Jail
1857 – 1960
Following a Grand Jury indictment termin...
Old Liberty County Jail
While this building was not Liberty County's first jail, i...
1897 Clark County Jail
The Clark County Historical Society
1897 Jail...
1894 Blanco County Jail
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Noting the unhealth...
Kosciusko County Jail
This third county jail, including a sheriff’s residence, w...
Union County Jail
[Front]:
The S. C. Board of Public Works had ...
Former St. Johns County Jail
ACCORD Freedom Trail
This building, designed by arch...
Old County Jail
Since the formation of Mono County in 1861, six facilities...
Results for County Jail
El Dorado County Jails
Coloma’s first jail was made of logs and was located around the corner on High Street. The second jail, built in 1855, quickly proved to be too small, and this stone-block prison was erected. It was used from 1857 until ...
Brentsville - County Jail
Built by 1822 with the Courthouse and Clerk’s Office, the Prince William County Jail, or gaol, was larger than most jails built in Virginia at that time. Debtors, runaway slaves, thieves and murderers awaited trial here in timber-lined rooms. Initially, ...
Tuolumne County Jail
1857 – 1960
Following a Grand Jury indictment terming the current county jail a “public nuisance,” this site was acquired by the Board of Supervisors and a new jail constructed in 1857. The original building burned on December 20, 1865, taking ...
Old Liberty County Jail
While this building was not Liberty County's first jail, it served longer than any previous jail. When in was built in 1892 the jail had "all the modern improvements and conveniences of a first class prison." Eighty years later it ...
1897 Clark County Jail
The Clark County Historical Society
1897 Jail Museum
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 8, 1978
Wisconsin Historical Marker
This property is listed in the
Wisconsin
State Register of
Historic Places
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Clark County
Jail
has been recognized ...
1894 Blanco County Jail
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Noting the unhealthy dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the Commissioners Court ordered the construction of this jail facility in 1893. Completed the following year, ...
Kosciusko County Jail
This third county jail, including a sheriff’s residence, was built in 1870 by Richard Epperson. Chicago architect, George O. Garnsey designed it in Neo-Gothic Style. Rusticated stonework and turrets create the appearance of a small castle to provide a sense ...
Union County Jail
[Front]:
The S. C. Board of Public Works had at least fourteen public buildings under contract in 1822-23, when Robert Mills, Acting Commissioner of the board, rejected a partially built jail of inferior brick before proceeding with this one. Experiences like ...
Former St. Johns County Jail
ACCORD Freedom Trail
This building, designed by architect F. A. Hollingsworth, opened in 1953 as the St. Johns County Jail, replacing an earlier jail building on San Marco Avenue that subsequently became a tourist attraction. A decade later, this building played ...
Old County Jail
Since the formation of Mono County in 1861, six facilities have served as the county jail. This stone building was placed into service by Sheriff C.F. McKinney, Dec. 5, 1883, and became the 5th Mono County Jail. It replaced the ...