Second Yadkin County Jail Explained

Second Yadkin County Jail
Location:241 E. Hemlock St., Yadkinville, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1358°N -80.6567°W
Added:July 21, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88001113

Second Yadkin County Jail, also known as the Charles Bruce Davis Museum of Art, History, and Science, is a historic jail building located at Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1892, and is a one-story, two room, hip roofed brick building. It measures 22 feet by 36 feet. The building housed the county jail until 1928 and converted to apartments. The property was donated to the Yadkin County Historical Society in 1976, and restored for use as a museum.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janine B. Cutchin. Second Yadkin County Jail . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1988. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.