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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. 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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".
  3. ^ Herkimer County Historical Society, Come visit Herkimer's Historic Four Corners
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