Herkimer County Jail

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]

Gallery

Herkimer Jail, Herkimer (Herkimer County, New York), 1937
Herkimer County Jail, Historic Marker, September 2009

References

^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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".
^ Herkimer County Historical Society, Come visit Herkimer's Historic Four Corners

External links

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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-249, "Herkimer Jail, Herkimer, Herkimer County, NY", 2 photos
Herkimer County Historical Society website