Perry County Jail
Perry County Jail
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Front and eastern side
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Location | 108 W. Jackson St., Pinckneyville, Illinois |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | Samuel Hannaford; E. Haugh |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP Reference # | 00000943[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 10, 2000 |
The Perry County Jail, also known as the Perry County Jail Museum, is a history museum and historic jail in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Built in 1871, the jail was the second county jail used by Perry County. The county's first jail was built in 1833-34 and was demolished to make room for the new jail. The brick jail was built by contractor E. Hough of Indianapolis for $14,150. The county sheriff's residence was attached to the jail, an arrangement which allowed the sheriff to oversee the jail at all times. The county used the jail until 1987, when a newer jail was built. The building housed county offices until 1993, when the Perry County Historical Society leased the building for a museum.[2][3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2000. It is one of two properties in Perry County on the National Register, along with the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin.[1]
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External links
- Perry County Jail Museum - Southern Illinois Association of Museums
- Perry County Jail Museum - Facebook site
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- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Perry County, Illinois
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