Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | |
 Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, June 2012 | |
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| Location | 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′38″N86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Hodgson, E.J.; Hinkley, Julian W. & Norris, James |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Gothic, Romanesque |
| Part of | Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District (ID92000183) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000007 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 1975 |
| Designated NHL | December 11, 2023 |
| Designated CP | March 25, 1992 |
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 in two sections, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick and limestone building in a combination of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. The jail is a rotary jail; it is the only example of this type in Indiana and one of two left in the United States. [2] : 2–3 The building houses a local history and prison museum.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023. [1] It is located in the Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District.
