Old Pickens Jail
Appearance
Old Pickens Jail | |
Location | Johnson and Pendleton Sts., Pickens, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°52′51″N 82°42′21″W / 34.88083°N 82.70583°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1903 |
NRHP reference No. | 79002390[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 1979 |
Old Pickens Jail, also known as Pickens Jail, is a historic jail located at Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a two-story, brick building with a two-story crenellated tower. It was expanded in 1928 to provide additional space for the cellblock. The jail closed in August 1975, and has since been used as a historical museum and art gallery.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill Kemmerlin; Gwen Garrett; Mark Schader (January 1979). "Old Pickens Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 2014.
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Categories:
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1903
- Buildings and structures in Pickens County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Pickens County, South Carolina
- Pickens, South Carolina
- Jails in South Carolina
- Upstate South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs