Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg

Name: Orangeburg County Jail
Address: Orangeburg, United States

#3 among attractions in Orangeburg

Gothic Revival architecture, City hall

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The Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored. ()

Built: 1857 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 33°29'19"N, 80°51'47"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Church of the Redeemer, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Orangeburg City Cemetery.

0.6 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Orangeburg
16 min walk • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at 185 Boulevard NE in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
0.4 miNE
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Orangeburg
10 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer is a parish of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America, in the city of Orangeburg, South Carolina. The first Anglican church in Orangeburg Township was established in 1749 by the Rev.
~1720 ftN
Church
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Orangeburg
9 min walk • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 310 Green in Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a one-story, brick Romanesque Revival-style church building. It features a prominent corner tower.
0.4 miW
Cemetery
Orangeburg City Cemetery, Orangeburg
12 min walk • Orangeburg City Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was established in 1889 and is a five-acre tract containing approximately 300 to 350 burial plots. Most burials date from about 1890 to the 1960s.
~1130 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church, Orangeburg
6 min walk • Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 1198 Glover Street in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1915 and 1925, and is a one-story, brick Gothic Revival-style church building on a raised basement.
~710 ftNW
33°29'22"N • 80°51'54"W
The BlueBird Theatre, Orangeburg
4 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1000 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
F.H.W. Briggman House, Orangeburg
5 min walk • F. H. W. Briggman House is a historic house located at 156 Amelia Street in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The house originally served as the home of Frederick Briggman, the first mayor of Orangeburg.
~1240 ftN
Neighbourhood, Romanesque architecture
Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, Orangeburg
6 min walk • Orangeburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orangeburg. It includes a variety of commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1883 and 1925.
0.9 miNE
Universities and schools
Claflin University, Orangeburg
24 min walk • Claflin University is a private historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
~1790 ftNE
Interesting neighbourhood
Whitman Street Area Historic District, Orangeburg
9 min walk • Whitman Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include large, two-story frame houses constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century.
1.2 miNE
Universities and schools
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg
31 min walk • South Carolina State University is a public, historically black, land-grant university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to Orangeburg County Jail?

Nearby attractions include The BlueBird Theatre, Orangeburg (4 min walk), F.H.W. Briggman House, Orangeburg (5 min walk), Williams Chapel A.M.E. Church, Orangeburg (6 min walk), Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, Orangeburg (6 min walk).