The Historic Squirrel Cage Jail, former Pottawattamie County Jail | |
Location | 226 Pearl St. Council Bluffs, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°16′35″N 95°50′39″W / 41.27639°N 95.84417°W |
Built | 1885 |
NRHP reference No. | 72000481 (NRHP listing),[1] 100009825 (NHL designation) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Designated NHL | December 11, 2023 |
The Pottawattamie County Jail, also known as 'Squirrel Cage Jail' in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States was built in 1885 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The building is one of three extant “squirrel cage jails,” also known as rotary jails. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023.