Avery County Jail
Avery County Jail | |
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| Location | 1829 Schultz Cir., Newland, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′13″N 81°55′36″W / 36.08694°N 81.92667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Wheeler & Runge; Campbell, R.C. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001494[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1999 |
The Avery County Jail, also known as Avery County Historical Museum, is a historic jail located at Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge in Italianate style. It is a two-story, stuccoed brick building with small one-story wings and a cross-hipped roof. A one-story wing was added in the 1960s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Helen Quillin Cain (March 1999). "Avery County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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Categories:
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Italianate architecture in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Avery County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Avery County, North Carolina
- Museums in Avery County, North Carolina
- 1913 establishments in North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs