Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
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Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, June 2012
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Location | 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°WCoordinates: 40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1882 |
Architect | Hodgson, E.J.; Hinkley, Julian W. & Norris, James |
Architectural style | Italianate, Gothic, Romanesque |
NRHP Reference # | 75000007 |
Added to NRHP | May 1, 1975 |
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 in two sections, and is a 2 1/2-story, red brick and limestone building in a combination of Italianate, Gothic Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. The jail is a "rotary jail"; it is the only example of this type in Indiana and one of two left in the United States. The building houses a local history and prison museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is located in the Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District.