Avery County Jail

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Avery County Jail
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Location1829 Schultz Cir., Newland, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′13″N81°55′36″W / 36.08694°N 81.92667°W / 36.08694; -81.92667
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Architect Wheeler & Runge; Campbell, R.C.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 99001494 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1999

The Avery County Jail, also known as Avery County Historical Museum, is a historic jail located at Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge in Italianate style. It is a two-story, stuccoed brick building with small one-story wings and a cross-hipped roof. A one-story wing was added in the 1960s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Helen Quillin Cain (March 1999). "Avery County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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