Old Jail - Sneedville, Tennessee - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Old Hancock County Jail was built with slave labor around 1854. It was made from hand hewn stone which average 16 X 18 X 36 inches in size.
There were two cells, one of which held a "bull pen" or cell within a cell. This is where younger prisoners or female prisoners were kept.
An office and a utility room were also on the first level. The upstairs housed a four-room apartment for the jailer. The dirt floors on the main level were only replaced by concrete floors in recent years.
The jailer's wife was responsible for feeding the prisoners, and records indicate the largest number to be held at one time was 12 persons.

Street address: Jail Street Sneedville, Tennessee Hancock County / Borough / Parish: Hancock Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic, Govenerment Current function: Domestic, Goverenment Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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