Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana. County/parish: Montgomery.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 01, 1975. NRIS 75000007.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 in two sections, and is a 2+12-story, red brick and limestone building in a combination of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. The jail is a rotary jail; it is the only example of this type in Indiana and one of two left in the United States.: 2–3  The building houses a local history and prison museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023. It is located in the Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004273

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