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New Castle, Kentucky New Castle is a home rule-class city in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2010 census the population was 912. History New Castle was incorporated in 1817. Geography New Castle is located so ...
was built in 1875. It was designed by the McDonald Brothers in a mix of
Italianate The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian R ...
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, and other styles. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1977. It is a six-bay two-story brick building on a rusticated stone foundation. A stone jail and brick jailer's house extend to the rear, making the overall plan T-shaped. With . In 2016, the building was listed as a contributing building to the New Castle Historic Commercial District.


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Marion County Jail and Jailor's House Marion County Jail and Jailor's House, also known as the Palmyra Jail and Palmyra Massacre Jail, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Re ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Kentucky This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Kentucky, Henry Coun ...


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