Orangeburg County Jail Explained

Orangeburg County Jail
Coordinates:	33.4895°N -80.8616°W
Built:	-1860
Architect:	Jones, Edward C., & Lee, Francis D.
Builder:	Lucas, John
Architecture:	Late Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic
Added:	October 2, 1973
Refnum:	73001724

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.^{[1] [2]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Betty Myers. Orangeburg County Jail. South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission . August 1973. July 3, 2014.
2. Web site: Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg County (44 St. John St., Orangeburg) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . July 3, 2014.
3. Web site: FAQs . Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office . 3 July 2014.