Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

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Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
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Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2012
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Location220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana
Coordinates 39°53′05″N87°24′24″W / 39.88466°N 87.40672°W / 39.88466; -87.40672
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868), 1896
Built byEpperson, Richard
ArchitectLeach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W.
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 99000305 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896. [2] :5,8

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Mark Dollase (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs