Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office
Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office | |
 Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 6th St. and Nixon Ave., Indiana, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′23″N 79°9′8″W / 40.62306°N 79.15222°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1887-1888 |
| Architect | C.H. Sparks, John S. Hastings |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002240[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1979 |
The Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office is an historic, American jail and Sheriff's office complex that is located in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This complex consists of two structures that were built between 1887 and 1888. They are brick buildings that were designed in the Italianate-style. The jail is attached to the rear of the Sheriff's Office, also known as the Sheriff's House. They are connected to the Old Indiana County Courthouse by a second floor pedestrian bridge.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes National Bank of the Commonwealth (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-04.
Categories:
- Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Jails in Pennsylvania
- Houses in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1888
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania