The former Adams County Jail, also known as the House of History: Adams County Historical Society, is located in Corning, Iowa, United States. The limestone structure was built in 1877, and it mimicked the adjacent frame courthouse (no longer extant). The two-story rectangular building is a Vernacular style structure with Greek Revival influence. It is capped with a hipped roof and a flat crest. It served the county for the next 78 years as its jailhouse.[2] The building also provided residential space on the lower level to the sheriff, or if he had his own house, to the jailer. The upper floor held the cells. The most notable event at the jail was the lynching of local farmer John W. McKenzie in 1887, who had shot his neighbor.[2] The building was converted into apartments in 1955, and a museum in 1969. It listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
adams, county, jail, corning, iowa, former, adams, county, jail, also, known, house, history, adams, county, historical, society, located, corning, iowa, united, states, limestone, structure, built, 1877, mimicked, adjacent, frame, courthouse, longer, extant, . The former Adams County Jail also known as the House of History Adams County Historical Society is located in Corning Iowa United States The limestone structure was built in 1877 and it mimicked the adjacent frame courthouse no longer extant The two story rectangular building is a Vernacular style structure with Greek Revival influence It is capped with a hipped roof and a flat crest It served the county for the next 78 years as its jailhouse 2 The building also provided residential space on the lower level to the sheriff or if he had his own house to the jailer The upper floor held the cells The most notable event at the jail was the lynching of local farmer John W McKenzie in 1887 who had shot his neighbor 2 The building was converted into apartments in 1955 and a museum in 1969 It listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 1 Adams County JailU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation1000 Benton Ave Corning IowaCoordinates40 59 31 N 94 44 05 W 40 99194 N 94 73472 W 40 99194 94 73472Arealess than one acreBuilt1877Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 91000119 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 28 1991References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b James E Jacobsen Adams County Jail National Park Service Retrieved 2016 02 12 with photo s nbsp Front view of Adams County Jail in Corning Iowa nbsp This article about a property in Adams County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adams County Jail Corning Iowa amp oldid 1025261498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
