Sanders County Jail

Sanders County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Madison and Maiden Lane, Thompson Falls, Montana
Coordinates	47°35′42″N115°21′0″W / 47.59500°N 115.35000°W / 47.59500; -115.35000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Built by	Christian & Gobelet
MPS	Thompson Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.	86002774 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 7, 1986

The Sanders County Jail is a historic jail built in 1907 in Thompson Falls in Sanders County, Montana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

It was built by contractors Christian & Gobelet for $5,000 and is a two-story brick building on a stone and mortar foundation. It has a shallow hipped roof. It has jail cells installed by the Paully Jail Company of St. Louis. ^[2]

In 1984 it was the oldest surviving county building, and it was rented out to the Thompson Falls Historical Society. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John Lazuk (December 1, 1984). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: Sanders County Jail / Thompson Falls Historical Society". National Park Service . Retrieved September 1, 2017. With photo from 1985.