Allen County Jail

Allen County Jail
Front of the jail
Allen County Jail is located in Kansas
Allen County Jail
Allen County Jail is located in the United States
Allen County Jail
Location204 N. Jefferson St., Iola, Kansas
Coordinates37°55′24″N 95°24′10″W / 37.92333°N 95.40278°W / 37.92333; -95.40278
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
ArchitectWhite & Hays
NRHP reference No.71000300[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1971

The Old Allen County Jail is a former jail in Iola, Kansas, United States. Built in the late 1860s, it operated as a detention facility for nearly a century before a replacement opened; today, it is the Old Jail Museum, operated by the Allen County Historical Society, and it has been designated a historic site.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.