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The Old Jail (also known as Authentic Old Jail) is a historic jail in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. It is located at 167 San Marco Avenue. On August 27, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The St. Johns County Jail now serves as the Old Jail Museum.
Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons. Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
The San Jacinto County Jail, also known as the Coldspring Old Jail or San Jacinto County Old Jail Museum, is a historic jail and museum in Coldspring, Texas.Originally built in 1887 and expanded in 1911, it is one of the oldest buildings in Coldspring.
The Old Jail Art Center (OJAC) is an art and regional history museum in Albany, Texas.It is housed in a former jail that was completed in 1878. After being replaced by a new jail in 1929, the old jail building was saved from demolition by local author and playwright Robert E. Nail Jr. in 1940.
Maries County Jail and Sheriff's House, also known as the Old Jail Museum, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in Vienna, Maries County, Missouri.It was built between 1856 and 1858, and is a two-story rectangular building, constructed of rough-cut native limestone ashlar blocks.
A typical jail cell of the time as seen in the Old Jail Museum. When the county put the jail up for sale in the fall of 1994, local residents Thomas McBride and wife Betty Lou purchased the building for $160,000 with the goal of preserving the local history. [4] The building is now operated as the Old Jail Museum with seasonal tours
It was operated as a jail until 1966, when the Fauquier Historical Society saved it from demolition and created a museum. The museum was known as The Old Jail Museum before it was rebranded as the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail in 2014. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
The Old Jail Museum. When a new county jail was built in 1968, this building sat vacant for several years. In 1975 it was bought from the county by the Rockdale County Historical Society, which restored it at a cost of $15,000. [6] The building is now called the Old Jail Museum. [7] The first floor is now used as offices and museum space. [4]