The Lu Verne City Jail, also known as the Old Calaboose, is a historic building located in Lu Verne, Iowa, United States. The city built its first jail in 1899. On May 6, 1912, they decided to build the current structure at the same location. They sold the old building, and C. Black completed the new 14-by-20-foot (4.3 by 6.1 m) structure for $181.15.[2] The single-story building is composed of concrete blocks that were cast to resemble cut stone.[2] E.T. Barnum Ironworks of Detroit, Michigan provided the parts for the cells. The jail housed short-term offenders, usually those who were inebriated, committed petty crimes, and later hobos. The building also housed the fire department's hose cart. It served as a jail until 1934 when a new city hall was built. The jail cells were moved there at that time, and this building housed a welding shop sometime after that. The jail cells were returned to this building in 1975, and it is maintained by the Lu Verne Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
verne, city, jail, also, known, calaboose, historic, building, located, verne, iowa, united, states, city, built, first, jail, 1899, 1912, they, decided, build, current, structure, same, location, they, sold, building, black, completed, foot, structure, single. The Lu Verne City Jail also known as the Old Calaboose is a historic building located in Lu Verne Iowa United States The city built its first jail in 1899 On May 6 1912 they decided to build the current structure at the same location They sold the old building and C Black completed the new 14 by 20 foot 4 3 by 6 1 m structure for 181 15 2 The single story building is composed of concrete blocks that were cast to resemble cut stone 2 E T Barnum Ironworks of Detroit Michigan provided the parts for the cells The jail housed short term offenders usually those who were inebriated committed petty crimes and later hobos The building also housed the fire department s hose cart It served as a jail until 1934 when a new city hall was built The jail cells were moved there at that time and this building housed a welding shop sometime after that The jail cells were returned to this building in 1975 and it is maintained by the Lu Verne Historical Society It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 1 Lu Verne City JailU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation307 3rd St Lu Verne IowaCoordinates42 54 40 N 94 05 01 W 42 91111 N 94 08361 W 42 91111 94 08361Arealess than one acreBuilt1912Built byC BlackNRHP reference No 92001662 1 Added to NRHPDecember 18 1992References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b Joyce McKay Lu Verne City Jail National Park Service Retrieved 2016 02 08 with photos nbsp This article about a property in Kossuth 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 Lu Verne City Jail amp oldid 1050073979, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
