Scott County Jail Complex

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Scott County Jail Complex
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Part of the Scott County Jail Complex
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Location117 N. Water St., Georgetown, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°12′38.34″N84°33′41.51″W / 38.2106500°N 84.5615306°W / 38.2106500; -84.5615306 Coordinates: 38°12′38.34″N84°33′41.51″W / 38.2106500°N 84.5615306°W / 38.2106500; -84.5615306
Built1892
ArchitectJ.W. Lucas, J. T. Brooks
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 02000923 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 2002

Scott County Jail Complex located in Georgetown, Kentucky served as the Scott County jail from 1892 until 1990. Currently, the building houses the Scott County Arts & Cultural Center.

The building is designated a Kentucky Landmark. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

2007 view of another part of the Scott County Jail Complex, in use as the Scott County Arts & Cultural Center. This was probably the Jailer's Dwelling ScottCoKYArts&CulturalCen.jpg
2007 view of another part of the Scott County Jail Complex, in use as the Scott County Arts & Cultural Center. This was probably the Jailer's Dwelling

The Jailer's Dwelling, built in 1892, is a brick Italianate-style two-story three-bay building on stone foundation. It is 44 by 21 feet (13.4 m × 6.4 m) in plan, not including an ell which extends an additional 18 feet (5.5 m) to the rear. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ann Bolton Bevins (2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scott County Jail Complex". National Park Service . Retrieved February 25, 2018. With historic photo from c.1892 and 25 photo from 2001.

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