Bristol County Jail, Bristol

Name: Bristol County Jail
Address: Bristol, United States

#11 among attractions in Bristol

Museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

Bristol County Jail is a historic jail at 48 Court Street in Bristol, Rhode Island and home to the Bristol Historical and Preservation Society. ()

Built: 1828 (196 years ago)Coordinates: 41°40'10"N, 71°16'32"W

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Downtown BristolBristol United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Linden Place, Blithewold Mansion, Musée Patamécanique, Herreshoff Marine Museum.

~670 ftN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Linden Place, Bristol
4 min walk • Linden Place mansion is a Federal-style mansion located in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was built in 1810 by slave trader, merchant, privateer and ship owner General George DeWolf and was designed by architect, Russell Warren.
1.2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol
31 min walk • The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.
~170 ftW
Museum
Musée Patamécanique, Bristol
1 min walk • Musée Patamécanique is a private museum located in the Historical District of Bristol, Rhode Island. Founded in 2006 by Neil Barden Salley, it is open by appointment only to friends, colleagues, and occasionally to outside observers.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
12 min walk • The Herreshoff Marine Museum, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, is a maritime museum dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and the America's Cup.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol
24 min walk • Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by George R.Usher, James D'Wolf Perry, Byron Diman, Ambrose E. Burnside, James H. West, Charles H. R. Doringle, and Lemanuel W. Briggs.
1.1 miW
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol
29 min walk • Coggeshall Farm Museum is a non-profit farm museum in Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.A. The eighteenth century coastal tenant farm is located on 48 acres of land in Bristol and features interpreters and authentic reenactments of farm life in the year 1799.
~1010 ftNE
Museum, Military museum
Bristol Train of Artillery Museum, Bristol
5 min walk • Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is an armory museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, which is the meeting place of the Bristol Train of Artillery, a militia artillery unit of the Rhode Island Island State Militia and a member of the Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations.
~820 ftNW
41°40'17"N • 71°16'37"W
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
4 min walk • Library
1 miN
Saltbox architecture
Joseph Reynolds House, Bristol
26 min walk • The Joseph Reynolds House is a historic house at 956 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, built c. 1698–1700. The three-story wood-frame house is one of the oldest buildings in Bristol and the oldest known three-story building in Rhode Island.
~850 ftE
Neighbourhood
Bristol Waterfront Historic District, Bristol
5 min walk • The Bristol Waterfront Historic District is a historic district encompassing the original heart of Bristol, Rhode Island, which was laid out in 1680 by the town's original proprietors.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bristol County Jail?

Nearby attractions include Musée Patamécanique, Bristol (1 min walk), Linden Place, Bristol (4 min walk), Rogers Free Library, Bristol (4 min walk), Bristol Waterfront Historic District, Bristol (5 min walk).