Herkimer County Jail
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Herkimer County Jail | |
 Herkimer County Jail, September 2009 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Herkimer County Jail | |
| Location | 327 N. Main St., Herkimer, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°1′42″N 74°59′24″W / 43.02833°N 74.99000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Easterbrook, Martin |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000846[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 1972 |
Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two-story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance.[2] Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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