Baltimore County Jail
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Baltimore County Jail
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Baltimore County Jail, December 2009
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| Location | 222 Courthouse Court, Towson, Maryland |
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| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Dixon & Dixon |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000644[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 2009 |
Baltimore County Jail is a historic jail located at Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1855 and is a two-story Italianate style stone building, measuring 52 feet wide and 62 feet deep. It consists of a five-bay-wide warden’s house with a central three story entry tower. In the rear is a cell block with three levels of jail cells and covered by a gable roof. The warden’s house and tower features a low pyramidal hipped roof and 30-inch-thick (760 mm) walls. Attached to the warden’s house is a stone garage built in 1940. It was used as a correctional facility until 2006.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 2009.[1]
References
External links
- Baltimore County Jail, Baltimore County, at Maryland Historical Trust
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- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Jails in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Baltimore County, Maryland
- Italianate architecture in Maryland
- Government buildings completed in 1855
- Infrastructure completed in 1855
- National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore County, Maryland
- Baltimore County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
