Old Garrard County Jail

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.[1]


Garrard County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Old Garrard County Jail
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Location	Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W
Built	1873
Architect	May, Edwin; Goshern, J. S.
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Lancaster MRA
NRHP reference No.	84001442 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1984

It is a two-story four bay building. It has been deemed a "Good example of Italianate style."[2]

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.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
Helen Powell (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Garrard County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2018. With two photos from 1983.

External links

Information about the Garrard County Jail Museum
Curd, Bobby (2007-09-27). "Haunted jail? Paranormal activity recorded at Garrard's old lockup". The Advocate Messenger. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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