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Orangeburg County Jail
Orangeburg County Jail is located in South Carolina
Orangeburg County Jail
Location44 Saint John St., Orangeburg, South Carolina
Built1857 (1857)-1860
Built byLucas, John
ArchitectJones, Edward C., & Lee, Francis D.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic
NRHP reference No.73001724[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1973

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Betty Myers (August 1973). "Orangeburg County Jail" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg County (44 St. John St., Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "FAQs". Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 3 July 2014.