Hampton County Jail

	Hampton County Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The jail in 2017
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Location	702 1st St West., Hampton, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°51′56″N 81°06′41″W / 32.86542°N 81.11127°WCoordinates: 32°51′56″N 81°06′41″W / 32.86542°N 81.11127°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1879-1880
NRHP reference No.	11000405
Added to NRHP	June 23, 2011

Hampton County Jail, also known as Old Hampton County Jail and Hampton County Museum, is a historic jail located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1879–1880, and is a two-story, three-bay-wide brick building, with a central, one-story entry portico on the front facade. The jailkeeper's living quarters occupied the first floor, while the second floor was dedicated to the cellblocks. The jail was dramatically altered about 1925, and a third time in the 1960s. The jail was the only holding facility for newly arrested persons in Hampton County until it closed in 1976.^[2]^[3]

The building is now home to the Hampton County Museum. Exhibits include local history, a general store display, military artifacts from many wars, agriculture, Native Americans, natural history and daily life.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/20/11 through 6/24/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-01.
^ Eric W. Plaag (May 2011). "Hampton County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Hampton County Jail, Hampton County (702 First St. West, Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

External links[]

Hampton County Museum - official site

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/20/11 through 6/24/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-01.

[nrhpinv-2] Eric W. Plaag (May 2011). "Hampton County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[scdah-3] "Hampton County Jail, Hampton County (702 First St. West, Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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