Claiborne County Jail

Claiborne County Jail
Location TN 33 at TN 25E, Tazewell, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°27′9″N 83°34′8″W / 36.45250°N 83.56889°W / 36.45250; -83.56889Coordinates: 36°27′9″N 83°34′8″W / 36.45250°N 83.56889°W / 36.45250; -83.56889
Area less than one acre
Built 1819 (1819)
Architectural style Gable-front
NRHP reference # 07000175[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 2007

The Claiborne County Jail in Tazewell, Tennessee, is a historic jail that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story limestone and brick jail was built in 1819. It replaced Claiborne County's first jail, a crude structure built on the same site in 1804. The 1819 jail was used until 1931.[2]

It was listed on the National Register in 2007.[1]

The county's current jail facility is located in New Tazewell. It typically holds between 160 and 180 inmates.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Claiborne County Jail" (PDF). Tennessee Historical Commission. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2009.
  3. ↑ Simmons, Morgan (May 30, 2010). "Immersed in recovery: Church ministry provides baptisms to inmates at Claiborne County jail". Knoxville News Sentinel.


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