Cambria County Jail
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Cambria County Jail | |
Location | N. Center and Sample Sts., Ebensburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°29′11″N 78°43′34″W / 40.48639°N 78.72611°W |
Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80003450[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1980 |
Cambria County Jail is a historic jail located at Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1872, and is a Gothic Revival style sandstone building measuring 56 feet wide, 100 feet deep, and 60 feet tall. An addition was built in 1910. The front facade features pointed drop arch windows and a pointed arch portal. The building has a tower.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary Ann O'Donnell Parfitt (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cambria County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-06.
Categories:
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1872
- Buildings and structures in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Jails in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs