Warren County Jail, Lebanon, OH
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kbarhow
N 39° 26.113 W 084° 12.184
16S E 740719 N 4368808
Former county lock up in SW Ohio. The town is full of historical buildings, and the local Rotary Club erected a bunch of blue signs to detail their history.
Waymark Code: WM4F6P
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2008
Views: 113
The text from the sign says:
Old County Jail
Three Warren County Jails have been built near this spot. The first was in 1820, 15 years before the courthouse. It had two stories and four cells. It was replaced on the same location in 1844 by a six celled jail. One cell was used as a dungeon when needed. In 1889 the two story jail to the rear was built of brown sandstone.
Once considered a “model” jail, it had eight cells. The sheriff’s residence was built in 1893 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Its octagonal three story tower has sandstone on the first floor and yellow brick on the other two. The residence was later used as the sheriff’s department. A new county jail was opened in 1974.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Lebanon Rotary Club
Individual Recognized: Not listed
Physical Address: Not listed
Web Address: Not listed
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