Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 96000896 Architectural style Italianate architecture | Built 1880 Opened 1880 Added to NRHP 16 August 1996 | |
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Location 18 E. Central Ave.
Hampton, Iowa Built by P.J. Pauly & Bro.
D.W. Dow MPS Municipal, County and State Corrections Properties MPS Similar Franklin County G A R Sold, Franklin County Courthouse, Beeds Lake State Park | ||
The Franklin County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a historic dwelling located in Hampton, Iowa, United States. The combination sheriff's residence and jail was the most common type of detention facility built by Iowa counties from the 1840s to around 1950. In this facility in Hampton the sheriff's residence was the two-story Italianate style structure closest to the street. There was a cell on the second floor used for female or juvenile prisoners. The sheriff's wife generally provided the meals and laundry services for the prisoners from the residence. The small cell block for men and a women's holding cell was in the single-story wing off of the back of the house. The building was constructed by local attorney D.W. Dow, and P.J. Pauly & Bro. of St. Louis provided the cells. It was completed in 1880. The sheriff continued to reside here into the 1960s, and the building was used for a jail until 1988. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.