Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail

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Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail
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Location527 N. Main St.
Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates 40°44′13″N92°52′26″W / 40.73694°N 92.87389°W / 40.73694; -92.87389 Coordinates: 40°44′13″N92°52′26″W / 40.73694°N 92.87389°W / 40.73694; -92.87389
AreaLess than one acre
Built1872
Built byJacob Shaw
Thomas Wentworth
Pauly Jail Building Co.
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Centerville MPS
NRHP reference # 97001292 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1997

The Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail is a historic structure located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. Provisions for a jail in Appanoose County were not realized until 1855 when a small stone building was constructed. [2] It was used for about ten years when one of the inmates easily escaped.

Centerville, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,528 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville had a booming coal mining industry that attracted many European immigrants. The city today remains the home of many Swedish Americans, Italian Americans, Croatian Americans, Albanian Americans and others descended from immigrants who worked in the mines.

Appanoose County, Iowa County in the United States

Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,884. Its county seat is Centerville.

The county sent its inmates to Wapello County until 1872 when this facility was completed. Jacob Shaw and Thomas Wentworth built the two-part facility. The front portion of the structure is a two-story brick structure that served as the sheriff's residence. The single-story stone jail facility was in the rear of the structure. A single story frame wing that served as a kitchen and pantry was added to the south end of the house around 1879. In 1904 the Pauly Jail Building Company of St. Louis designed and installed the steel and iron cells when the building was remodelled. There were four cells for men and two for juveniles or women. A frame addition was made to the jail around the same time. A shed roof was added around 1940 and connected this addition to the kitchen addition, and created a carport.

Wapello County, Iowa County in the United States

Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,625. The county seat is Ottumwa. The county was formed on February 17, 1843 and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief.

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The facility was used as the county's jail until the mid-1960s, and in 1973 the county Board of Supervisors gave the building to the Appanoose County Historical Society for use as a museum. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2006-03-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Marlin O'Connor, Molly Myers Naumann. "Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-02-29.