Old Garrard County Jail

Garrard County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Old Garrard County Jail

Location	Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861Coordinates: 37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861
Built	1873
Architect	May,Edwin; Goshern,J. S.
Architectural style	Italianate
Governing body	Local
MPS	Lancaster MRA
NRHP Reference #	84001442 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1984

The Old Garrard County Jail is an historic building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, as well as a display commemorating the USS Garrard and local historic and military memorabilia.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

External links

Information about the Garrard County Jail Museum
Curd, Bobby (2007-09-27). "Haunted jail? Paranormal activity recorded at Garrard's old lockup". The Advocate Messenger. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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