Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | |
Nrhp Type: | nhl |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 40.0439°N -86.9017°W |
Architect: | Hodgson, E.J.; Hinkley, Julian W. & Norris, James |
Architecture: | Italianate, Gothic, Romanesque |
Added: | May 1, 1975 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 75000007 |
Designated Nrhp Type: | December 11, 2023 |
Partof: | Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 92000183 |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | March 25, 1992 |
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 in two sections, and is a -story, red brick and limestone building in a combination of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. The jail is a rotary jail; it is the only example of this type in Indiana and one of two left in the United States.[1] The building houses a local history and prison museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023. It is located in the Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District.