Metcalfe County Jail | |
Location | East Street, Edmonton, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 36°58′50″N85°36′40″W / 36.98056°N 85.61111°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | c.1861 |
Built by | John Wilson |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 04000791 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 4, 2004 |
The Metcalfe County Jail, in Edmonton, Kentucky, is a historic jail which was built around 1861. It was used to hold prisoners until the early 1980s. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]
It is an early Romanesque Revival-style building constructed of limestone blocks by stonemason John Wilson. It is 36.75 by 24.33 feet (11.20 m × 7.42 m) in plan. [2]
It is located on a corner of East street about 600 feet (180 m) northeast of the Metcalfe County Courthouse. [2]
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