Built 1856 (1856) NRHP Reference # 71000766 Area 3,200 m² | Architectural style Neo-Gothic Opened 1856 Added to NRHP 14 May 1971 | |
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Location Jeffries Blvd., Walterboro, South Carolina Architect Jones, Edward C.; Lee, Francis D. | ||
Old Colleton County Jail is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a stuccoed brick building in the Gothic Revival style. The building was designed by noted Charleston architects, Edward C. Jones and Francis D. Lee. The jail in part resembles a miniature, fortified castle. The front façade has crenellated parapets, turret-like structures at either corner, and a massive central tower with a large lancet window above the main entrance.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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