Old Garrard County Jail

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Garrard County Jail
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The Old Garrard County Jail
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Location Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°37′6″N84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861 Coordinates: 37°37′6″N84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861
Built1873
ArchitectMay, Edwin; Goshern, J. S.
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Lancaster MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001442 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1984

The Old Garrard County Jail is a historic Italianate-style building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a two-story four bay building. It has been deemed a "Good example of Italianate style." [2]

It was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, a display commemorating USS Garrard, and local historic and military memorabilia.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Helen Powell (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Garrard County Jail". National Park Service . Retrieved February 19, 2018. With two photos from 1983.