Herkimer County Jail

Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two-story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance.[2] Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse.[3]

Herkimer County Jail
Herkimer County Jail, September 2009
Location327 N. Main St., Herkimer, New York
Coordinates43°1′42″N 74°59′24″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1835
ArchitectEasterbrook, Martin
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72000846[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 1972

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

  • Herkimer Jail, Herkimer (Herkimer County, New York), 1937
  • Herkimer County Jail, Historic Marker, September 2009

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Diana S. Waite (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Herkimer County Jail". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-16. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  3. Herkimer County Historical Society, Come visit Herkimer's Historic Four Corners


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