Old Colleton County Jail

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Old Colleton County Jail

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Old Colleton County Jail, June 2012
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Location Jeffries Blvd., Walterboro, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°54′25″N80°39′20″W / 32.90694°N 80.65556°W / 32.90694; -80.65556 Coordinates: 32°54′25″N80°39′20″W / 32.90694°N 80.65556°W / 32.90694; -80.65556
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1856 (1856)
Architect Jones, Edward C.; Lee, Francis D.
Architectural style Neo-Gothic
NRHP reference # 71000766 [1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1971

Old Colleton County Jail is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a stuccoed brick building in the Gothic Revival style. The building was designed by noted Charleston architects, Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee. The jail in part resembles a miniature, fortified castle. The front façade has crenellated parapets, turret-like structures at either corner, and a massive central tower with a large lancet window above the main entrance. [2] [3]

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Walterboro, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

Walterboro is a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colleton County. Walterboro is located 48 miles (77 km) west of Charleston and is located near the ACE Basin region in the South Carolina Lowcountry. It is known as The Front Porch of the Lowcountry.

Colleton County, South Carolina County in the United States

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It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Old Colleton County Jail, Colleton County (Jeffries St., Walterboro)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. Nancy R. Ruhf (January 1971). "Old Colleton County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.