Herkimer County Jail
Introduction '''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 (the "American Tragedy") and Roxalana Druse.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Gallery Image:Herkimer Jail, Herkimer (Herkimer County, New York).jpg|Herkimer Jail, Herkimer (Herkimer County, New York), 1937Image:Herkimer County Jail Marker Sep 09.jpg|Herkimer County Jail, Historic Marker, September 2009
References
External links ** Herkimer County Historical Society website