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Bronwood Calaboose

Coordinates: 31°49′54″N 84°21′46″W / 31.83167°N 84.36278°W / 31.83167; -84.36278
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Bronwood Calaboose
Bronwood Calaboose is located in Georgia
Bronwood Calaboose
LocationGA 118, Bronwood, Georgia
Coordinates31°49′54″N 84°21′46″W / 31.83167°N 84.36278°W / 31.83167; -84.36278
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1900
NRHP reference No.82002483[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1982

The Bronwood Calaboose is a calaboose built in 1900 in Bronwood, Georgia. It is a wooden jail, about 16 by 9 feet (4.9 m × 2.7 m) in plan, with a gable roof, built of heavy sawn timbers.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It was deemed "significant as a rare and intact example of a turn-of-the-century wooden municipal jail. It stands in contrast to the larger brick county jails, the most common type of historical jail in the state."[2]

It is located on First Street (Georgia State Route 118) between Johnson and Thornton Streets in Bronwood.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Erick Montgomery; Carolyn Brooks (February 25, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bronwood Calaboose". National Park Service. Retrieved October 28, 2017. With four photos from 1981.