Steuben County Jail Explained

Steuben County Jail
Location:201 S. Wayne, Angola, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6339°N -84.9992°W
Architect:Gibbs & Moser; Litzenberger & Zoller
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:April 2, 1976
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:76000035

Steuben County Jail is a historic jail located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a -story, brick and concrete building with Second Empire style design elements. It consists of an irregular main section with a rectangular prison wing at the rear. A porch was enclosed in 1961 and wing added in 1971. The main section is topped by a slate mansard roof and has an elaborate tower with a pyramidal roof and elaborate cupola.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Steuben County Jail. 2016-07-01. Janis Kepler Layman and Ina Hubbell. PDF. July 1975. and Accompanying photographs