Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | |
Location: | 220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 39.8575°N -87.4061°W |
Built: | , 1896 |
Architect: | Leach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W. |
Builder: | Epperson, Richard |
Architecture: | Italianate, Romanesque |
Added: | March 12, 1999 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 99000305 |
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.