Metcalfe County Jail Explained

Metcalfe County Jail
Coordinates:36.9806°N -85.6111°W
Built:c.1861
Builder:John Wilson
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Romanesque
Added:August 4, 2004
Area:2.3acres
Refnum:04000791

The Metcalfe County Jail, in Edmonton, Kentucky, is a historic jail which was built around 1861. It was used to hold prisoners until the early 1980s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

It is an early Romanesque Revival-style building constructed of limestone blocks by stonemason John Wilson. It is NaNfeet in plan.

It is located on a corner of East street about 600feet northeast of the Metcalfe County Courthouse.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=0400079}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Metcalfe County Jail (MCE-14) ]. National Park Service. Kay Harbison . 2004 . April 7, 2018. With .