Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Sheriff's House, is a historic

jail A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various cr ...

and residence located at 226 South Main Street in Crown Point,

Lake County, Indiana Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's List of counties in Indiana, second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point, Indiana, C ...

, United States. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building. It has a three-story projecting tower and a

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. It features a one-story, flat roofed porch with

Tuscan order The Tuscan order (Latin ''Ordo Tuscanicus'' or ''Ordo Tuscanus'', with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but wit ...

columns added about 1890. The building remained in use as a residence until 1958 and as a jail until 1974. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The building is maintained and open to the public by the Old Sheriff's House Foundation. It was added to the

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on January 4, 1989. It is part of the

Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District is a historic district in Crown Point, Indiana, that dates back to 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Its boundaries were changed in 2005, and it was increase ...

References

External links

Old Sheriff's House Foundation website
Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Second Empire architecture in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1882 Houses completed in 1882 Buildings and structures in Lake County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana 1882 establishments in Indiana {{LakeCountyIN-NRHP-stub