Herkimer County Jail, Herkimer

Name: Herkimer County Jail
Address: Herkimer, United States

#3 among attractions in Herkimer

Museum, History museum

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Herkimer County Jail, also known as the 1834 Jail, is a historic jail in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a two-story structure with high basement, five bays wide, of ashlar limestone blocks with dressed quoins built in 1835. It features a gable roof with oval window and narrow cornice and a Federal style entrance. Tours are regularly given by the Herkimer County Historical Society and a museum display highlights the cases of Chester Gillette and Roxalana Druse. ()

Built: 1835 (189 years ago)Coordinates: 43°1'42"N, 74°59'24"W

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Herkimer United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Herkimer County Historical Society, The Reformed Church.

~430 ftN
Museum, History museum
Herkimer County Historical Society, Herkimer
3 min walk • Herkimer County Historical Society is located in the 1884 Suiter Building, a historic home in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, wood-frame structure with red pressed brick walls laid in black mortar built in 1884.
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Church
The Reformed Church, Herkimer
2 min walk • The Reformed Church is a historic Reformed church at 405 N. Main Street in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. It was built in 1835 and is a two-story, painted brick structure with a stone rear wing. It features a staged spire in the Federal style, with a clock in the base of the spire.