Breathitt County Jail


Breathitt County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	1027 College St., Jackson, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°33′11″N 83°23′3″W / 37.55306°N 83.38417°W / 37.55306; -83.38417Coordinates: 37°33′11″N 83°23′3″W / 37.55306°N 83.38417°W / 37.55306; -83.38417
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	c. 1934
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Jackson MRA
NRHP Reference #	86000271^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1986

Breathitt County Jail is a jail in Jackson, Kentucky. The Works Progress Administration built the jail around 1934 as part of their work in Breathitt County. The ashlar stone jail has a three-bay facade, stone chimneys on each side, and a central porch with an arched doorway.^[2]

Breathitt County Jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1986.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Powell, Helen (1985). "Breathitt County Jail" (PDF). Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory. Retrieved March 26, 2013.

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