Old Garrard County Jail


Garrard County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Old Garrard County Jail
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Location	Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861Coordinates: 37°37′6″N 84°34′43″W / 37.61833°N 84.57861°W / 37.61833; -84.57861
Built	1873
Architect	May,Edwin; Goshern,J. S.
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Lancaster MRA
NRHP Reference #	84001442 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1984

The Old Garrard County Jail is a historic building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, a display commemorating the USS Garrard, and local historic and military memorabilia.

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Information about the Garrard County Jail Museum
Curd, Bobby (2007-09-27). "Haunted jail? Paranormal activity recorded at Garrard's old lockup". The Advocate Messenger. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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