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United States historic place
Steuben County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Steuben County Jail, May 2012
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Location201 S. Wayne, Angola, Indiana
Coordinates41°38′2″N 84°59′57″W / 41.63389°N 84.99917°W / 41.63389; -84.99917
Arealess than one acre
Built1877 (1877)
ArchitectGibbs & Moser; Litzenberger & Zoller
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.76000035
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1976

Steuben County Jail is a historic jail located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick and concrete building with Second Empire style design elements. It consists of an irregular main section with a rectangular prison wing at the rear. A porch was enclosed in 1961 and wing added in 1971. The main section is topped by a slate mansard roof and has an elaborate tower with a pyramidal roof and elaborate cupola.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Janis Kepler Layman and Ina Hubbell (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Steuben County Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
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