Sanders County Jail

Sanders County Jail
Location Madison and Maiden Lane, Thompson Falls, Montana
Coordinates 47°35′42″N 115°21′0″W / 47.59500°N 115.35000°W / 47.59500; -115.35000Coordinates: 47°35′42″N 115°21′0″W / 47.59500°N 115.35000°W / 47.59500; -115.35000
Area less than one acre
Built 1907
Built by Christian & Gobelet
MPS Thompson Falls MRA
NRHP reference # 86002774[1]
Added to NRHP October 7, 1986

The Sanders County Jail is a historic jail built in 1907 in Thompson Falls in Sanders County, Montana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

It was built by contractors Christian & Gobelet for $5,000 and is a two-story brick building on a stone and mortar foundation. It has a shallow hipped roof. It has jail cells installed by the Paully Jail Company of St. Louis.[2]

In 1984 it was the oldest surviving county building, and it was rented out to the Thompson Falls Historical Society.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 John Lazuk (December 1, 1984). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: Sanders County Jail / Thompson Falls Historical Society". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2017. With photo from 1985.


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