702 1st St., W., Hampton, South Carolina. County/parish: Hampton.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 23, 2011. NRIS 11000405.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Hampton County Jail, also known as Old Hampton County Jail and Hampton County Museum, is a historic jail located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1879–1880, and is a two-story, three-bay-wide brick building, with a central, one-story entry portico on the front facade. The jailkeeper's living quarters occupied the first floor, while the second floor was dedicated to the cellblocks. The jail was dramatically altered about 1925, and a third time in the 1960s. The jail was the only holding facility for newly arrested persons in Hampton County until it closed in 1976.
The building is now home to the Hampton County Museum. Exhibits include local history, a general store display, military artifacts from many wars, agriculture, Native Americans, natural history and daily life.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997967