Old Jail (Gordo, Alabama)

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Old Jail
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Location NE corner of Church St. and 1st Ave., Gordo, Alabama
Coordinates 33°19′14″N87°54′14″W / 33.32056°N 87.90389°W / 33.32056; -87.90389 Coordinates: 33°19′14″N87°54′14″W / 33.32056°N 87.90389°W / 33.32056; -87.90389
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
NRHP reference # 74000434 [1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1974

The Old Jail, also known as the Gordo Jail and Mayor's Office, is a historic former jail and office building in Gordo, Pickens County, Alabama. [2] The two-story brick structure was completed in 1914. It originally contained two jail cells and a mayor's office downstairs, with a courtroom upstairs. It served as jail and town hall until circa 1930, when everything but the jail moved to other premises. It continued to serve as a jail until 1955. It has served various functions since that time. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1974. [1]

Gordo, Alabama Town in Alabama, United States

Gordo is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,750, up from 1,677 in 2000. It was the second largest town in Pickens County as of 2010, taking the title from Reform, which it previously held in 1960 and 1970. The town incorporated in 1900.

Pickens County, Alabama County in the United States

Pickens County is a county located on the west central border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,746. Its county seat is Carrollton, located in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county, although the communities of Carrollton and Aliceville voted to become wet in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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