Steuben County Jail

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Steuben County Jail
Steuben County Jail in Angola.jpg
Steuben County Jail, May 2012
Steuben County Jail is located in Indiana
Steuben County Jail
Location201 S. Wayne, Angola, Indiana
Coordinates41°38′2″N 84°59′57″W / 41.63389°N 84.99917°W / 41.63389; -84.99917Coordinates: 41°38′2″N 84°59′57″W / 41.63389°N 84.99917°W / 41.63389; -84.99917
Arealess than one acre
Built1877 (1877)
ArchitectGibbs & Moser; Litzenberger & Zoller
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.76000035[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1976

Steuben County Jail is a historic jail located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a 2+12-story, brick and concrete building with Second Empire style design elements. It consists of an irregular main section with a rectangular prison wing at the rear. A porch was enclosed in 1961 and wing added in 1971. The main section is topped by a slate mansard roof and has an elaborate tower with a pyramidal roof and elaborate cupola.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Janis Kepler Layman and Ina Hubbell (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Steuben County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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