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Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence in the morning.jpg
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, June 2012
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is located in Indiana
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is located in the US
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Location 225 N. Washington St., Crawfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates 40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W / 40.04389; -86.90167Coordinates: 40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W / 40.04389; -86.90167
Area less than one acre
Built 1882 (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.




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