The Old Jail is an historic building located in Muscatine, Iowa,

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. The building was built in 1857 across the street from the

Muscatine County Courthouse The Muscatine County Courthouse in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the third buil ...

. It replaced the original county jail that had been built in 1839. It was replaced by the county in 1907. The building was listed on the

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in 1974.

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Government buildings completed in 1857 Infrastructure completed in 1857 National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County, Iowa Buildings and structures in Muscatine, Iowa Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Jails in Iowa 1857 establishments in Iowa {{Iowa-struct-stub