Hampton County Jail


Hampton County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	702 1st St West., Hampton, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°51′55″N 81°06′40″W / 32.86528°N 81.11111°W / 32.86528; -81.11111Coordinates: 32°51′55″N 81°06′40″W / 32.86528°N 81.11111°W / 32.86528; -81.11111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1879 (1879)-1880
NRHP Reference #	11000405^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 2011

Hampton County Jail, also known as Old Hampton County Jail and Hampton County Museum, is a historic jail located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1879-1880, and is a two story, three bay wide brick building, with a central, one-story entry portico on the front facade. The jailkeeper’s living quarters occupied the first floor, while the second floor was dedicated to the cellblocks. The jail was dramatically altered about 1925, and a third time in the 1960s. The jail was the only holding facility for newly- arrested persons in Hampton County until it closed in 1976.^[2]^[3]

The building is now home to the Hampton County Museum. Exhibits include local history, a general store display, military artifacts from many wars, agriculture, Native Americans, natural history and daily life.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/20/11 through 6/24/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-01.
↑ Eric W. Plaag (May 2011). "Hampton County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Hampton County Jail, Hampton County (702 First St. West, Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

Hampton County Museum - official site

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

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