Baltimore County Jail is a historic jail located at Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1855 and is a two-story Italianate style stone building, measuring 52 feet wide and 62 feet deep. It consists of a five-bay-wide warden’s house with a central three story entry tower. In the rear is a cell block with three levels of jail cells and covered by a gable roof. The warden's house and tower features a low pyramidal hipped roof and 30-inch-thick (760 mm) walls. Attached to the warden's house is a stone garage built in 1940. It was used as a correctional facility until 2006.[2]

Baltimore County Jail
Baltimore County Jail, December 2009
Baltimore County Jail is located in Maryland
Baltimore County Jail
Baltimore County Jail is located in the United States
Baltimore County Jail
Location222 Courthouse Court, Towson, Maryland
Coordinates39°23′51.7″N 76°36′28.5″W / 39.397694°N 76.607917°W / 39.397694; -76.607917
Built1855
ArchitectDixon & Dixon
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.09000644[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 2009

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/24/09 through 8/28/09. National Park Service. 2009-09-04.
  2. ^ Charles Belfoure (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore County Jail" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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