Lancaster County Jail
United States historic place in Lancaster, South Carolina. Built 1823 by Robert Mills. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Lancaster County Jail is a historic former jail building at 208 West Gay Street. Built in 1823, it is a virtually unaltered work of the noted early American architect Robert Mills, and reflects innovative changes in jail design promoted by him. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 208 W. Gay St., Lancaster, SC |
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | Aug 9, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000789 |
| Built | 1823 |
| Architect | Robert Mills |
| Type of place | prison |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 208 W. Gay St., Lancaster, SC |
| Coordinates | 34.71931, -80.77174 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · 45 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rocky Branch Seasonal Campground (Sc) 37 mi · Woods Ferry Campground (Sc) 39 mi · Poulous Loop Group Campground (Sc) 39 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000789. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.