Kent Jail

Kent Jail
Kent Jail 2009
Location in the state of Ohio
Location 947 Middlebury Road
Kent, Ohio
Coordinates 41°9′0″N 81°22′6″W / 41.15000°N 81.36833°W / 41.15000; -81.36833Coordinates: 41°9′0″N 81°22′6″W / 41.15000°N 81.36833°W / 41.15000; -81.36833
Built 1869
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 01000895[1]
Added to NRHP August 10, 1978
August 22, 2001

The Kent Jail, also known as the Old Jailhouse, is a historic structure located in Kent, Ohio, in the United States. It was first added to the National Register of Historic Places August 10, 1978, while still located at its original location of 124 West Day Street, near downtown Kent immediately south of Haymaker Parkway. In December 1999 the building was moved to 497 Middlebury Road to make way for a Walgreens drug store, and was subsequently delisted from the register July 20, 2000. It was re-added on August 22, 2001 after undergoing an extensive US$120,000 restoration. It is owned by and adjacent to the offices of the Kent Parks and Recreation Department and is used by the department as a rental location for small gatherings. It was originally built in 1869, just two years after Kent incorporated as a village. It is an example of late Victorian architecture and is one of three known remaining small town jail buildings in eastern Ohio. The jail was used for incarceration until the 1930s and later served as home of the city's service director and engineer until the 1940s. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased in 1950 and used as a private home by various owners until it was moved in 1999.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ "Ohio - Portage County". NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.com. American Dreams Inc. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kent Jail". National Register of Historic Places Iventory - Nomination form (United States Department of the Interior). 22 August 2001.
  3. ↑ Smith, Diane (17 December 2000). "Renovating the old cell block". Record-Courier. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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