Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Historic government buildings in Indiana, United States in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Crawfordsville, Indiana. It was built in 1882 in two sections, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick and limestone building in a combination of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. The jail is a rotary jail; it is the only example of this type in Indiana and one of two left in the United States. The building houses a local history and prison museum.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | May 1, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75000007 |
| Type of place | single-family detached home, prison |
| Style | Romanesque Revival architecture |
| 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 | 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN |
| Website | rotaryjailmuseum.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 40.04390, -86.90154 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | George Rogers Clark National Historical Park · 100 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 75000007. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.