Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Indiana, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Located in Newport, Indiana, the Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic complex combining residential and custodial functions. The Sheriff's Residence, built in 1868, is a two-story Italianate brick structure set on a raised limestone foundation with a steep hipped roof, round and segmental arched window openings, and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story jail block in rusticated limestone, designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896 in the vernacular Romanesque Revival style. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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- Type
- single-family detached home
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Indiana, United States
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