The Noble County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Old Jail Museum, is a historic

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and residence located in

Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...

Noble County, Indiana Noble County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 47,457. The county seat is Albion. The county is divided into 13 townships which provide local services. Noble County comprises the K ...

. It was built in 1875 by Thomas J. Tolan and Son, Architects of

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

. It is a -story, red brick building with combined

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and

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style design elements. It features round-arched windows, a three-story projecting entrance tower, and a

mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...

. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1982. It is located in the Albion Courthouse Square Historic District.

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Noble County Historical Society
Government buildings completed in 1875 Infrastructure completed in 1875 Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Historic house museums in Indiana Museums in Noble County, Indiana Prison museums in Indiana Second Empire architecture in Indiana Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Noble County, Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana Jails in Indiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana {{Indiana-museum-stub