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Old Franklin County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Old Franklin County Jail, October 2010
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Location	NW corner of King and 2nd Sts., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′20″N 77°39′35″W / 39.93889°N 77.65972°W / 39.93889; -77.65972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1818
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	70000549
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1970
Designated PHMC	May 9, 1975

The Old Franklin County Jail is a historic jail located at Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1818, and is a two-story, brick building with a slate covered hipped roof topped by a cupola. The original building measures 84 feet wide by 48 feet deep. In 1880, a cell block was added. The jail yard is divided into two sections and surrounded by a 20-foot-high wall. At least five prisoners were hanged on the premises.

Now known as the Old Jail, the building houses a museum and genealogical library operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-04. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (September 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
4. Aines, Don (August 6, 2000). "Gallows refurbished in Pa". The Herald-Mail. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links

Media related to Franklin County Jail at Wikimedia Commons

• Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny - official site

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