Herkimer County Jail

Herkimer County Jail

Herkimer County Jail, September 2009
Location 327 N. Main St., Herkimer, New York
Coordinates 43°1′42″N 74°59′24″W / 43.02833°N 74.99000°W / 43.02833; -74.99000Coordinates: 43°1′42″N 74°59′24″W / 43.02833°N 74.99000°W / 43.02833; -74.99000
Area less than one acre
Built 1835
Architect Easterbrook, Martin
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 72000846[1]
Added to NRHP January 14, 1972

Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance.[2] Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Diana S. Waite (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Herkimer County Jail". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-16. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  3. ↑ Herkimer County Historical Society, Come visit Herkimer's Historic Four Corners


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