Old Colleton County Jail

United States historic library

United States historic place


Old Colleton County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Old Colleton County Jail, June 2012
32°54′25″N 80°39′20″W / 32.90694°N 80.65556°W / 32.90694; -80.65556
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1856 (1856)
Architect	Jones, Edward C.; Lee, Francis D.
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic
NRHP reference No.	71000766^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1971

Old Colleton County Jail is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a stuccoed brick building in the Gothic Revival style. The building was designed by noted Charleston architects, Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee. The jail in part resembles a miniature, fortified castle. The front façade has crenellated parapets, turret-like structures at either corner, and a massive central tower with a large lancet window above the main entrance.^[2]^[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Old Colleton County Jail, Colleton County (Jeffries St., Walterboro)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ Nancy R. Ruhf (January 1971). "Old Colleton County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.