Nelson County Jail
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| Location | 111 W. Stephen Foster, Bardstown, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′33″N 85°28′3″W / 37.80917°N 85.46750°W |
| Built | 1800 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Federal |
| Part of | Bardstown Historic District (ID83002837) |
| MPS | Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000178[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1987 |
| Designated CP | February 17, 1983 |
The historic Nelson County Jail in the Bardstown Historic District in Bardstown, Kentucky is a property on the National Register of Historic Places. It is next door to the Old Talbott Tavern.The property served as Nelson County, Kentucky's jail from 1797 to 1987. The old jail was originally built in 1819.
The addition was built in 1874. It has two stories, three bays and an attic, with a total land area of 36 feet by 56 feet. The stones of the main building is of laurel dolomite, and are 30 inches thick. The roof is gabled. There was living space for the man employed as jailer, and was done in the Federal architectural style.[2][3]
The 1874 addition is behind the 1819 main building. It is a two-story, five-bay, building made of dry stone.[4] When it was constructed, the entire first building was made into the jailer's residence.[3] A tall stone wall was built around the new jail.