Petersburg Jail

The Petersburg Jail, at Main St. and 2nd St. in Petersburg in Boone County, Nebraska, was built in 1902 and was Petersburg's first freestanding municipal structure.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1902.[1]

Petersburg Jail
LocationMain St. and Second St., Petersburg, Nebraska
Coordinates41.854139°N 98.079821°W / 41.854139; -98.079821
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
NRHP reference No.05000154[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

Description

It is a 24 by 16 feet (7.3 by 4.9 m) brick structure.

History

It originally was a single room, then was split by metal bars in 1926 to separate a jail cell from a marshal's desk space, and the bars have since been removed.[3]

References


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