Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence


Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2012
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Location	220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana
Coordinates	39°51′27″N 87°24′22″W / 39.85750°N 87.40611°W / 39.85750; -87.40611Coordinates: 39°51′27″N 87°24′22″W / 39.85750°N 87.40611°W / 39.85750; -87.40611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1868 (1868), 1896
Built by	Epperson, Richard
Architect	Leach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W.
Architectural style	Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	99000305^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1999

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by noted architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.^[2]^{:5, 8}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Mark Dollase (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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