Old Wilkes County Jail

	Old Wilkes County Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Old Wilkes County Jail, July 2004
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Location	N. Bridge St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°8′56″N 81°9′9″W / 36.14889°N 81.15250°WCoordinates: 36°8′56″N 81°9′9″W / 36.14889°N 81.15250°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1858
NRHP reference No.	71000628
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

Old Wilkes County Jail is a historic jail located at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a low hipped roof. The jail retains much of its original hardware including strap hinges and several early locks.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ John B. Wells, III (October 1970). "Old Wilkes County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

External links[]

Wilkes Heritage Museum website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] John B. Wells, III (October 1970). "Old Wilkes County Jail" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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