Pottawattamie County Jail
United States historic place in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Pottawattamie County Jail, also known as Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States, was built in 1885 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building is one of three extant "squirrel cage jails", also known as rotary jails. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 226 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, IA |
| County | Pottawattamie County |
| Listed | Mar 16, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000481 |
| Type of place | museum, county jail |
| 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 | 226 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, IA |
| Website | thehistoricalsociety.org/museums/squirrel-cage-jail.html ↗ |
| Coordinates | 41.27638, -95.84447 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cunningham Lake Dam Site 11 Campground 11 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 72000481. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.