- Old Garrard County Jail
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Garrard County JailThe Old Garrard County Jail
Location: Lancaster, Kentucky Coordinates: 37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°WCoordinates: 37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W Built: 1873 Architect: May,Edwin; Goshern,J. S. Architectural style: Italianate Governing body: Local MPS: Lancaster MRA NRHP Reference#: 84001442
[1]Added to NRHP: March 26, 1984 The Old Garrard County Jail is an historic building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, as well as a display commemorating the USS Garrard and local historic and military memorabilia.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Information about the Garrard County Jail Museum
- Curd, Bobby (2007-09-27). "Haunted jail? Paranormal activity recorded at Garrard's old lockup". The Advocate Messenger. http://www.amnews.com/stories/2007/09/27/gar.34954.sto. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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Categories:- National Register of Historic Places in Garrard County, Kentucky
- Prison museums in the United States
- Museums in Garrard County, Kentucky
- History museums in Kentucky
- Jails in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Garrard County, Kentucky
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- County government buildings in Kentucky
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