Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail
The residence and jail in 2012
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is located in Wisconsin
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail
LocationCourt House Sq., jct. of Dodge and Vliet Sts., Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°27′23.1″N 87°30′17.9″W / 44.456417°N 87.504972°W / 44.456417; -87.504972
Arealess than one acre
Built1876 (1876)
ArchitectWaters, William; Janda, John
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96000728[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1996

Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a building in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, located at 613 Dodge Street on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. It was built in 1876 as the sheriff's office, residence, and county jail. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

It is now used as the Kewaunee County Historical Society Jail Museum and features exhibits of local history.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ City of Kewaunee "Kewaunee County Jail and Museum" Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine