Metcalfe County Jail

Corner of East, Edmonton, Kentucky. County/parish: Metcalfe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 04, 2004. NRIS 04000791.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • MCE-14

From Wikipedia:

Metcalfe County Jail

The Metcalfe County Jail, in Edmonton, Kentucky, is a historic jail which was built around 1861. It was used to hold prisoners until the early 1980s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

It is an early Romanesque Revival-style building constructed of limestone blocks by stonemason John Wilson. It is 36.75 by 24.33 feet (11.20 m × 7.42 m) in plan.

It is located on a corner of East street about 600 feet (180 m) northeast of the Metcalfe County Courthouse.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123851447

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