Old Wilkes County Jail, Wilkesboro

Name: Old Wilkes County Jail
Address: Wilkesboro, United States

#5 among attractions in Wilkesboro

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Old Wilkes County Jail is a historic jail located at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a low hipped roof. The jail retains much of its original hardware including strap hinges and several early locks. ()

Built: 1858 (166 years ago)Coordinates: 36°8'56"N, 81°9'9"W

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Wilkesboro United States

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Old Wilkes County Jail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wilkes County Courthouse, Carolina Treasures on Main, Melody Square Mall, St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery.

~210 ftSE
History museum, Museum
Wilkes County Courthouse, Wilkesboro
1 min walk • The Wilkes County Courthouse in Wilkesboro, North Carolina was designed by Wheeler, Runge & Dickey in Classical Revival and Beaux Arts style. It was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included three contributing buildings on 3.1 acres.
1.1 miNE
36°9'42"N • 81°8'28"W
Carolina Treasures on Main, North Wilkesboro
28 min walk • Antiques, Shopping, Shopping centre
1 miNE
36°9'39"N • 81°8'31"W
Melody Square Mall, North Wilkesboro
26 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~730 ftW
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Wilkesboro
4 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Cowles Street between Woodland Boulevard and West Street in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as a Historic Place in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
~1320 ftSE
36°8'46"N • 81°8'59"W
Cub Creek Park, Wilkesboro
7 min walk • Park
~850 ftE
Church
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church, Wilkesboro
5 min walk • Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 205 E. Main Street in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It was built in 1849–50 in the Greek Revival style then popular, with a prominent tetrastyle portico. The brick exterior is otherwise plain, with a somewhat incongruous Victorian-era belfry over the portico.
1.3 miNE
Museum, History museum
Robert Cleveland Log House, North Wilkesboro
33 min walk • Robert Cleveland Log House is a historic home located at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was originally located east of Purlear near junction of SR 1300 and 1317, and moved to its present location in 1986.
~410 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture
Thomas B. Finley Law Office, Wilkesboro
2 min walk • Thomas B. Finley Law Office, also known as the J. F. Jordan Law Office, is a historic law office located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built during the early 1880s, and is a small one-story frame building one room wide and two deep. It has sawnwork bargeboards and decorative finials in the Carpenter Gothic style.
~540 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Johnson-Hubbard House, Wilkesboro
3 min walk • Johnson-Hubbard House is a historic home located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1855 and 1857, and is a two-story, five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell.

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Which popular attractions are close to Old Wilkes County Jail?

Nearby attractions include Wilkes County Courthouse, Wilkesboro (1 min walk), Thomas B. Finley Law Office, Wilkesboro (2 min walk), Johnson-Hubbard House, Wilkesboro (3 min walk), St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Wilkesboro (4 min walk).