The Old Franklin County Jail is a historic jail located at Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1818, and is a two-story, brick building with a slate covered hipped roof topped by a cupola. The original building measures 84 feet wide by 48 feet deep. In 1880, a cell block was added. The jail yard is divided into two sections and surrounded by a 20-foot-high wall.[3] At least seven prisoners were hanged on the premises.[4]
^"PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (September 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
^Aines, Don (August 6, 2000). "Gallows refurbished in Pa". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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franklin, county, jail, chambersburg, pennsylvania, franklin, county, jail, historic, jail, located, chambersburg, franklin, county, pennsylvania, built, 1818, story, brick, building, with, slate, covered, hipped, roof, topped, cupola, original, building, meas. The Old Franklin County Jail is a historic jail located at Chambersburg in Franklin County Pennsylvania It was built in 1818 and is a two story brick building with a slate covered hipped roof topped by a cupola The original building measures 84 feet wide by 48 feet deep In 1880 a cell block was added The jail yard is divided into two sections and surrounded by a 20 foot high wall 3 At least seven prisoners were hanged on the premises 4 Old Franklin County JailU S National Register of Historic PlacesPennsylvania state historical markerOld Franklin County Jail October 2010Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocationNW corner of King and 2nd Sts Chambersburg PennsylvaniaCoordinates39 56 20 N 77 39 35 W 39 93889 N 77 65972 W 39 93889 77 65972Arealess than one acreBuilt1818Architectural styleGeorgianNRHP reference No 70000549 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPJanuary 21 1970Designated PHMCMay 9 1975 2 Now known as the Old Jail the building houses a museum and genealogical library operated by the Franklin County Historical Society Kittochtinny It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District 1 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 PHMC Historical Markers Historical Marker Database Pennsylvania Historical amp Museum Commission Archived from the original on December 7 2013 Retrieved December 20 2013 National Historic Landmarks amp National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Searchable database CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Note This includes Murray E Kauffman September 1969 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Franklin County Jail PDF Retrieved 2012 02 03 Aines Don August 6 2000 Gallows refurbished in Pa The Herald Mail Retrieved 2 December 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to Franklin County Jail at Wikimedia Commons Franklin County Historical Society Kittochtinny official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franklin County Jail Chambersburg Pennsylvania amp oldid 1143927699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
