Baltimore County Jail

Baltimore County Jail

Baltimore County Jail, December 2009
Location 222 Courthouse Court, Towson, Maryland
Coordinates 39°23′52″N 76°36′28.5″W / 39.39778°N 76.607917°W / 39.39778; -76.607917Coordinates: 39°23′52″N 76°36′28.5″W / 39.39778°N 76.607917°W / 39.39778; -76.607917
Built 1855
Architect Dixon & Dixon
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 09000644[1]
Added to NRHP August 26, 2009

Baltimore County Jail is a historic jail located at Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1855 and is a two-story Italianate style stone building, measuring 52 feet wide and 62 feet deep. It consists of a five-bay-wide warden’s house with a central three story entry tower. In the rear is a cell block with three levels of jail cells and covered by a gable roof. The warden’s house and tower features a low pyramidal hipped roof and 30-inch-thick (760 mm) walls. Attached to the warden’s house is a stone garage built in 1940. It was used as a correctional facility until 2006.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/24/09 through 8/28/09. National Park Service. 2009-09-04.
  2. Charles Belfoure (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore County Jail" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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