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Garrard County Jail
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National Register of Historic Places

Garrard County Jail

On the National Register since 198442 years
ItalianateListed 1984Lancaster
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Garrard County Jail

Garrard County Jail, at Stanford St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 1984. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 332 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Lancaster MRA. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMuseum in Kentucky, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1873 to today

  1. 1873Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Stanford St., Lancaster · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Garrard County JailStart here
  2. 2Methodist Episcopal ChurchGothic · next door
  3. 3Male AcademyVernacular · next door
  4. 4Garrard MillsVernacular · next door
  5. 5Billy Ball HouseVernacular · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DLancaster Commercial Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.1 miSLancaster CemeteryRomanesque0.2 miBPeacock HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBPeacock-Miller HouseItalianate0.2 miBJennings-Salter HouseFederal0.2 miBHamilton HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBBoyle-Robertson-Letcher HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBWherritt HouseFederal0.2 miBGov. William O. Bradley HouseGothic Cottage0.2 miBWearren PlaceGothic Revival0.3 miBJ. C. Hemphill HouseItalianate0.3 miBJudge V. A. Lear HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBSue Shelby Mason HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBDenny PlaceQueen Anne0.4 miBDr. Oliver Perry Hill HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Lancaster Commercial Historic District0.1 mi away
Peacock-Miller House0.2 mi away
J. C. Hemphill House0.3 mi away
Rankin Place2.5 mi away

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Questions about Garrard County Jail

Is Garrard County Jail on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 1984 (Register number 84001442).

Is Garrard County Jail a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, 10.7 miles away.

Can you visit Garrard County Jail?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Garrard County Jail?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123846451 · Wikidata · old views from Lancaster’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.