Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence explained

Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Coordinates:39.9153°N -93.9639°W
Architect:Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing
Architecture:Octagon Mode
Added:February 23, 1990
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90000131

Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic rotary jail and sheriffs residence located in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri. It was built in 1888 by the Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The jail is a one-story, octagonally-shaped brick structure on a stone foundation. The sheriff's residence is a two-story, T-shaped brick dwelling. It is connected to the jail by a two-story, irregularly-shaped structure which houses the jail's kitchen at the first floor level and the women's cells at the second-story level.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence. 2016-12-01. Cydney E. Millstein. PDF. December 1988. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.