Hotel de Barr - Georgetown, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 42.365 W 105° 41.883
13S E 440159 N 4395369
This was the first jail in Georgetown, Colorado, USA built for $700.
Waymark Code: WMDQ81
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2012
Views: 5
The plaque reads:
The town of Georgetown built this small stone jail in the summer of 1883, using steel cells donated by the county. Built at a cost of $700, the stone jail was known for awhile as the "Hotel de Barr," after town Marshall Barr and for the "vertical window decorations."
The building provided short-term accommodations for the occasional inebriate, brawler, and stray dog. The jail contains two cells and a watchman's area, and the same padlock that prevented escape in the past still secures the building.
Clear Creek County now owns the old jail. When the county built its new courthouse in 1976, the jail was moved to this site, in order to insure its preservation.
Address:
404 6th Street
Georgetown, CO USA
80444
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Dawn to dusk
Fees?:
Free
Web link: Not listed
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