Meade County Jail

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Meade County Jail
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Location125 Main St., Brandenburg, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°00′16″N86°10′05″W / 38.00444°N 86.16806°W / 38.00444; -86.16806 (Meade County Jail)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1906
Built byPanly Jail Co.
MPS Brandenburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001837 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1984

The Meade County Jail, in Brandenburg, Kentucky, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a two-story common bond brick building with a two-story brick ell. It overlooks the Ohio River. [2]

It was the third jail of Meade County. The first was a log building built in 1826. The second was an 1854 brick building. Bricks from the second jail building were used in the construction of this 1906 building. [2]

Now known as Jailhouse Pizza, the building was featured in an episode of Ghost Hunters in 2016 and an episode of The Paranormal Journey in 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Meade County Jail". National Park Service . Retrieved April 26, 2018. With accompanying seven photos from 1984