Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | |
 Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2012 | |
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| Location | 220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′27″N 87°24′22″W / 39.85750°N 87.40611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1868, 1896 |
| Built by | Epperson, Richard |
| Architect | Leach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 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 architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.[2]: 5, 8
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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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