Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2012
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is located in Vermillion County, Indiana
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is located in Indiana
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is located in the United States
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Location220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana
Coordinates39°53′05″N 87°24′24″W / 39.88466°N 87.40672°W / 39.88466; -87.40672
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868), 1896
Built byEpperson, Richard
ArchitectLeach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W.
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.99000305[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.[2]: 5, 8 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Mark Dollase (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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