Camden County Jail

Camden County Jail
Location NC 343, Camden, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°19′44″N 76°10′30″W / 36.32889°N 76.17500°WCoordinates: 36°19′44″N 76°10′30″W / 36.32889°N 76.17500°W
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1910
Built by Stewart Jail Works Co.; Southern Jail Building Co.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 84001950[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1984

Camden County Jail is a historic county jail located at Camden, Camden County, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a one-story, nearly square brick building with a high hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. On the second floor is the iron cellblock or "bullpen," likened to that of a large metal box.[2]

The historic jail is now home to the Camden County Board of Elections and Camden County's Museum. It is open to the public during regular office hours.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Stanley Little and Maurice C. York (December 1983). "Camden County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Camden County's Historic Jailhouse". Visit NC. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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