Round Water Tower and Jail -- Wilson KS
N 38° 49.571 W 098° 28.447
14S E 545648 N 4297619
Originally built as a water tower near the turn of the century, this round building made of post-rock limestone was converted to a jail in the 1950s. It was retired in the 1960s when a modern jail opened.
Waymark Code: WMGXYT
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2013
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The old Tobias water Tower and Limestone Jaul sits on an alley in downtown Wilson KS. It was built in 1907 as a water tower, then in 1956 was repurposed as a jail. It served as the town jail until a new (probably more legal) modern jail was built in Wilson in the 1960s.
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This old jail is on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building to Wilson Historic District No. 1: (
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