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Herkimer County Jail
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Herkimer County Jail, September 2009
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| Location: | 327 N. Main St., Herkimer, New York |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1835 |
| Architect: | Easterbrook, Martin |
| Architectural style: | Federal |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72000846[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 14, 1972 |
Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance.[2] Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]