Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

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Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
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Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, June 2012
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Location225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates 40°2′38″N86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W / 40.04389; -86.90167
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)
ArchitectHodgson, E.J.; Hinkley, Julian W. & Norris, James
Architectural styleItalianate, Gothic, Romanesque
Part of Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District (ID92000183)
NRHP reference No. 75000007 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 1, 1975
Designated NHLDecember 11, 2023
Designated CPMarch 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+12-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.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Max Tannenbaum (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.

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