Claiborne County Jail

United States historic place


Claiborne County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


36°27′9″N 83°34′8″W / 36.45250°N 83.56889°W / 36.45250; -83.56889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1819 (1819)
Architectural style	Gable-front
NRHP reference No.	07000175^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 2007

The Claiborne County Jail in Tazewell, Tennessee, is a historic jail that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story limestone and brick jail was built in 1819. It replaced Claiborne County's first jail, a crude structure built on the same site in 1804. The 1819 jail was used until 1931.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register in 2007.^[1]

The county's current jail facility is located in New Tazewell. It typically holds between 160 and 180 inmates.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Claiborne County Jail" (PDF). Tennessee Historical Commission. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2009.
^ Simmons, Morgan (May 30, 2010). "Immersed in recovery: Church ministry provides baptisms to inmates at Claiborne County jail". Knoxville News Sentinel.