Lancaster County Jail (Lancaster, South Carolina)
- Lancaster County Jail (Lancaster, South Carolina)
Infobox_nrhp | name =Lancaster County Jail
nrhp_type = nhl
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caption = Lancaster County Jail
location= 208 W. Gay St., Lancaster, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 9
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 46
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1823
architect= Robert Mills; W. W. Alsobrook
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= November 07, 1973[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1152&ResourceType=Building]
title=Lancaster County Jail |accessdate=2008-03-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = August 09, 1971[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Local
refnum=71000789The Lancaster County Jail is a three-story stuccoed building in Lancaster, South Carolina that was built in 1823 and reflected innovations in jail design. It separated debtors from other criminals, and had no dungeon.
It is a significant example of the architecture of Robert Mills, a specialist in penal institutions architecture.[cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lancaster/S10817729002/index.htm]
title=Lancaster County Jail |accessdate=2008-03-03|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History] It is individually listed on the National Register, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000789.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lancaster County Jail] |32 KB|date=August 29, 1970 |author=Norman McCorkle |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000789.pdf "Accompanying one photo, exterior, undated"] |32 KB] ]It is included in the Lancaster Downtown Historic District and is located at 208 W. Gay St. in Lancaster.
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