Owen County Courthouse and Jail
Owen County Courthouse and Jail | |
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| Location | 100 N. Thomas and 102 N. Madison Sts., Owenton, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′10″N 84°50′15″W / 38.53611°N 84.83750°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1857-58, c.1868 |
| Built by | Cook, W.C. |
| Architect | McDonald, H.P. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000937[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1976 |
The Owen County Courthouse and Jail in Owenton, Kentucky, located at N. Thomas and N. Madison Streets, was built in 1858. The two buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The courthouse, whose main part was built in 1857-58, is described in its NRHP nomination as: "one of the finest of smaller Kentucky Greek Revival temple-form courthouses. The architect is unknown, and the style did form a kind of vernacular that might have allowed a builder to erect even so satisfying a design. The handsome cupola is rather more substantial than many, and the treatment of the panelled sides is simpler but perhaps more effective." One-story wings were added in 1868.[2]
About 10 years after the courthouse was built, a modest and "surprisingly charming jail" was built, to a design by architect H.P. McDonald.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Owen County Courthouse and Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved December 17, 2017. With six photos from 1973-75.
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