Old Jail (Barnstable, Massachusetts)
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| Location | Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′0″N 70°17′56″W / 41.70000°N 70.29889°WCoordinates: 41°42′0″N 70°17′56″W / 41.70000°N 70.29889°W |
| Built | 1690 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Governing body | Local |
| Part of | Old King's Highway Historic District (#87000314) |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000078[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1971 |
| Designated CP | March 12, 1987 |
Barnstable's Old Gaol is an historic colonial jail on 3353 Main Street/Massachusetts Route 6A in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c. 1690, it is the oldest wooden jail in the United States of America.
The jail was built by order of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony courts. It served as the Barnstable County jail until c. 1820, when a new stone jail was built. The structure, which held about six prisoners, was eventually attached to a barn. In 1968 it was rediscovered, separated from the barn, and moved to grounds of the Coast Guard Heritage Museum (located in the old Customshouse building) in Barnstable Village.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971,[1] and included in the Old King's Highway Historic District in 1987.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "The Old Jail". Cape and Islands Paranormal Research Society. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Old Jail". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
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