Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House
Appearance
Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House | |
Location | Courthouse Sq., New Castle, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 38°26′02″N 85°10′09″W / 38.43389°N 85.16917°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1875 |
Architect | McDonald Brothers |
Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque |
Part of | New Castle Historic Commercial District (ID16000495[2]) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000621[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 1977 |
Designated CP | August 4, 2016 |
The Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House in New Castle, Kentucky was built in 1875. It was designed by the McDonald Brothers in a mix of Italianate, Second Empire, and other styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
It is a six-bay two-story brick building on a rusticated stone foundation. A stone jail and brick jailer's house extend to the rear, making the overall plan T-shaped.[3]
In 2016, the building was listed as a contributing building to the New Castle Historic Commercial District.
See also
[edit]- Marion County Jail and Jailor's House
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Kentucky
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Ctonan Oppel; Walter E. Langsam (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018. With nine photos from 1976.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Italianate architecture in Kentucky
- Second Empire architecture in Kentucky
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Kentucky
- Government buildings completed in 1875
- National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Kentucky
- 1875 establishments in Kentucky
- County courthouses in Kentucky
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Houses in Henry County, Kentucky
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Kentucky
- Louisville metropolitan area, Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs