Pottawattamie County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence

226 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, Iowa. County/parish: Pottawattamie.

From Wikipedia:

Pottawattamie County Jail

The Pottawattamie County Jail, also known as 'Squirrel Cage Jail' in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States was built in 1885 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building is one of three extant “squirrel cage jails,” also known as rotary jails. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023.

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