Orangeburg County Jail
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| Location | 44 Saint John St., Orangeburg, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°29′22″N 80°51′42″W / 33.489540°N 80.861552°W |
| Built | 1857-1860 |
| Built by | Lucas, John |
| Architect | Jones, Edward C., & Lee, Francis D. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001724[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.[4]
