Franklin County Jail (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

Significant dates

Old Franklin County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Old Franklin County Jail, October 2010
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Location	NW corner of King and 2nd Sts., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′20″N 77°39′35″W / 39.93889°N 77.65972°W / 39.93889; -77.65972Coordinates: 39°56′20″N 77°39′35″W / 39.93889°N 77.65972°W / 39.93889; -77.65972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1818
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP Reference #	70000549^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1970
Designated PHMC	May 9, 1975^[2]

The Old Franklin County Jail is a historic jail located at Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1818, and is a two-story, brick building with a slate covered hipped roof topped by a cupola. The original building measures 84 feet wide by 48 feet deep. In 1880, a cell block was added. The jail yard is divided into two sections and surrounded by a 20 foot high wall.^[3] At least seven prisoners were hanged on the premises.^[4]

Now known as the Old Jail, the building houses a museum and genealogical library operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (September 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
↑ Aines, Don (August 6, 2000). "Gallows refurbished in Pa.". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links

Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny - official site

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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