Cherokee National Jail

Cherokee National Prison Museum

Cherokee National Jail in 1979
Location Choctaw St. and Water Ave., Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°54′43″N 94°58′2″W / 35.91194°N 94.96722°W / 35.91194; -94.96722Coordinates: 35°54′43″N 94°58′2″W / 35.91194°N 94.96722°W / 35.91194; -94.96722
Area less than one acre
Built 1874 (1874)
NRHP Reference # 74001656[1][2]
Added to NRHP June 28, 1974

The Cherokee National Jail or Cherokee National Penitentiary was built in 1874 as part of a governmental complex for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It served the Cherokee Nation until it was sold to Cherokee County, Oklahoma, which used it as a jail into the 1970s.[3]

The prison, as built in 1874 for $6000, was a two-story building with a basement. The sandstone structure measures 48 feet (15 m) by 35 feet (11 m). The second floor has been removed and replaced with a flat roof. There are two sandstone porches on the main level, front and back, with hipped roofs.[3][4] The Cherokee National Jail was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1974.[1] The jail is now a museum, named the Cherokee National Prison Museum.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
  3. 1 2 Hagerstrand, M.A.; Ruth, Kent (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cherokee National Jail" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Hnedak, John D. "Cherokee National Penitentiary, 124 East Choctaw Street, Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress.
  5. ↑ "Cherokee National Prison Museum". Cheroke Nation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cherokee National Prison Museum". Visit OK. Retrieved 22 June 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.