Stanford St., Lancaster, Kentucky. County/parish: Garrard.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 26, 1984. NRIS 84001442.
Part of Lancaster MRA (NRIS 64000235).
1 contributing building.
The Old Garrard County Jail is a historic Italianate-style building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
It is a two-story four bay building. It has been deemed a "Good example of Italianate style."
It was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, a display commemorating USS Garrard, and local historic and military memorabilia.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123846451