Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence - Gallatin, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 54.939 W 093° 57.862
15S E 417580 N 4418840
Historic sheriff's residence and rotary jail called a "Human Squirrel Cage" or "Lazy Susan Jail" in Gallatin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM5CVD
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 19

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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