Old Colleton County Jail Explained

Old Colleton County Jail
Location:	Jeffries Blvd., Walterboro, South Carolina
Coordinates:	32.9069°N -80.6556°W
Architect:	Jones, Edward C.; Lee, Francis D.
Architecture:	Neo-Gothic
Added:	May 14, 1971
Refnum:	71000766

Old Colleton County Jail is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a stuccoed brick building in the Gothic Revival style. The building was designed by noted Charleston architects, Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee. The jail in part resembles a miniature, fortified castle. The front façade has crenellated parapets, turret-like structures at either corner, and a massive central tower with a large lancet window above the main entrance.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Old Colleton County Jail, Colleton County (Jeffries St., Walterboro) . National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
2. Web site: Nancy R. Ruhf. January 1971 . Old Colleton County Jail . National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.