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] |
| Significant dates | |
| 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.