Orangeburg County Jail

	Orangeburg County Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	44 Saint John St., Orangeburg, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°29′22″N 80°51′42″W / 33.489540°N 80.861552°WCoordinates: 33°29′22″N 80°51′42″W / 33.489540°N 80.861552°W
Built	1857-1860
Built by	Lucas, John
Architect	Jones, Edward C., & Lee, Francis D.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic
NRHP reference No.	73001724
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1973

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.^[2]^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Betty Myers (August 1973). "Orangeburg County Jail" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg County (44 St. John St., Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "FAQs". Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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

[scinv-2] Betty Myers (August 1973). "Orangeburg County Jail" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[scdah-3] "Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg County (44 St. John St., Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] "FAQs". Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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