Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence - Gallatin, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Daviess County rotary jail and sheriff's residence were built in 1888. The two story brick sheriff's residence was connected to the jail building. The jail building is octagonal shape on its exterior. The jail is one of six rotary jails built in the United States. In its original state, the jail worked like a lazy Susan where the eight pie-shaped cells sat on a turntable. The cells and turntable were surrounded by a stationary circular wall of iron bars. Using a hand crank, the turntable was rotated and the cells could be lined up with a single entrance door in the outer stationary cell which was operated only by the jailor. The jail was built by Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, inventors of a patent rotary jail. Their design was based on William H. Brown and Benjamin F. Haugh's 1881 patent for a rotary jail issued July 12, 1881. - from National Register Nomination Form

Street address: 310 W. Jackson Gallatin, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Daviess County Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic, Government Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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