220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana. County/parish: Vermillion.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 12, 1999. NRIS 99000305.
1 contributing building.
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132005027