Area less than one acre Architectural style Gable-front Opened 1819 Added to NRHP 21 March 2007 | Built 1819 (1819) NRHP Reference # 07000175 Phone +1 423-626-6262 | |
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Location TN 33 at TN 25E, Tazewell, Tennessee Address 415 Straight Creek Rd # 2, New Tazewell, TN 37825, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours | ||
The Claiborne County Jail in Tazewell, Tennessee, is a historic jail that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The two-story limestone and brick jail was built in 1819. It replaced Claiborne County's first jail, a crude structure built on the same site in 1804. The 1819 jail was used until 1931.
It was listed on the National Register in 2007.
The county's current jail facility is located in New Tazewell. It typically holds between 160 and 180 inmates.
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