Herkimer County Jail

Herkimer County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Herkimer County Jail, September 2009
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Location	327 N. Main St., Herkimer, New York
Coordinates	43°1′42″N74°59′24″W / 43.02833°N 74.99000°W / 43.02833; -74.99000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1835
Architect	Easterbrook, Martin
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72000846 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 14, 1972

Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two-story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance. ^[2] Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Herkimer Jail, Herkimer (Herkimer County, New York), 1937
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  Herkimer County Jail, Historic Marker, September 2009

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Diana S. Waite (May 1971). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Herkimer County Jail. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Herkimer County Historical Society, Come visit Herkimer's Historic Four Corners

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-249, " Herkimer Jail, Herkimer, Herkimer County, NY ", 2 photos
• Herkimer County Historical Society website