Clay County Jail

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Clay County Jail
Clay County Jail in Louisville.jpg
Clay County Jail is located in Illinois
Clay County Jail
Location 195 Main St., Louisville, Illinois
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Area less than one acre
Built 1893 (1893)
Built by Pailey Jail Building and Mfg. Co.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 98000986[1]
Added to NRHP August 6, 1998

The Clay County Jail is a historic former jail located at 195 Main St. in Louisville, Illinois. Built in 1893, the jail was the third used by the county. The brick jail was designed in the Queen Anne style; its design features gabled dormers at the front of its hip roof and a spindlework front porch. The jail building also included the county sheriff's residence, a common arrangement which allowed the sheriff to oversee the prisoners at all times.[2] The jail is now used as the Clay County Historical Society Museum.[3]

The jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1998.[1]

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